BBC Three TV Guide & Listings (United States Timezone)

View the BBC Three (BBC3) schedule for today. BBC Three showcases boundary-pushing comedy, drama and factual storytelling made for younger audiences. See what's on BBC Three on Wednesday 27 May 2026 in the United States timezone with full listings and upcoming programmes.

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BBC Three Schedule — Wed 27 May

12:00 AM

Teen Predator/Online Killer — 00:00

Uncovering a Predator
Twenty-year-old Alexander McCartney from Northern Ireland is questioned by police after a 12-year-old girl in Scotland reports serious catfishing online.
Runtime: 30 min i Available on iPlayer
12:30 AM

Teen Predator/Online Killer — 00:30

A Race against Time
A huge discovery on McCartney’s devices triggers an international investigation as the race to identify thousands of victims across the world gets under way.
Runtime: 30 min i Available on iPlayer
1:00 AM

Teen Predator/Online Killer — 01:00

Justice
Homeland Security discovers an obituary page for a 12-year-old girl in West Virginia. Police in Northern Ireland connect the death to McCartney, opening a manslaughter investigation.
Runtime: 30 min i Available on iPlayer
1:30 AM

BBC Comedy Short Films — 01:30

Slapstick adventure about young James, who is cursed with ‘acute misfortune syndrome’. James is on a mission to reconnect with his estranged dad.
Runtime: 15 min
1:45 AM

BBC Comedy Short Films — 01:45

Funboys
Short comedy film about some odd little men in Northern Ireland running a club dedicated to innocent fun. But will all this wholesome fun actually ruin their lives?
Runtime: 15 min i Available on iPlayer
2:00 AM

Louis Theroux — 02:00

Louis Theroux looks back at his earliest documentaries and explores how some people’s most fervent beliefs can bring them into conflict with mainstream society.
Runtime: 1 hr
3:00 AM

Louis Theroux — 03:00

Journalist Louis Theroux looks back at 25 years of documentaries and explores how America has managed to take our darkest desires and commodify them.
Runtime: 1 hr

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