Saturday 29 August, 11:55am - 12:55pmon BBC Two

The Great British Sewing Bee

Name: 8:00pm - Series 12 Episode 8
Start: 2026-09-01T19:00:00Z
End: 2026-09-01T20:00:00Z
Location: BBC One London

Series 12 Episode 8

It's Literary Icons Week, and the sewers are challenged to create their own versions of Sherlock's deerstalker, transform school uniform for a grown-up Matilda and channel their inner Jane Austen.

Category: Arts/crafts / Reality
Original air date: 01/09/2026

Cast and crew

Ivan YouldenDirector
Patrick GrantJudge
Esme YoungJudge
Sophie WillanHost

Upcoming broadcasts

Saturday 29 August, 11:55amon BBC Two HD
Series 12 Episode 7
Monday 31 August, 9:00pmon BBC Three
Series 12 Episode 7
Monday 31 August, 9:00pmon BBC Three HD
Series 12 Episode 7
Tuesday 1 September, 8:00amon BBC Two
Series 12 Episode 7
Tuesday 1 September, 8:00amon BBC Two HD
Series 12 Episode 7
Tuesday 1 September, 8:00pmon BBC One London
Series 12 Episode 8