2024-08-18
Christine Walkden floats over the landlocked Midlands county of Staffordshire. At Biddulph Grange she takes to the water to help remove some unwelcome guests and meets Helen, the 'heart of the garden'. At Shugborough Hall she rallies the troops for a spot of tree hugging and we discover how the area's proud industrial heritage shaped the county's landscape.
With over 7,000 livestock being shown, and an expected turnout of 250,000 people, Adam Henson and Charlotte Smith are at one of the largest agricultural shows in Europe – the Royal Welsh. On the 120th anniversary of the show, Adam follows one Hereford cattle farmer as he prepares his prize cows for showing, and he steps into the ring to help judge the young pig handlers competition. He also catche
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Ponds, large or small, are a great way to encourage wildlife to your garden, and Kirsty Wilson and Calum Clunie get their waders on to suggest some great plants to add to your pond if you have one, or to introduce if you are creating a new water feature. In the spring, Calum set himself the challenge of producing cut flowers every month of the growing season. In this episode, he checks in on what
Derek Brockway explores some of the less familiar stretches of the Welsh coastline. This episode sees him in the dramatic landscape of the north Gower saltmarshes, where he learns of the magical and mystical fairy folk, helps a sheep farmer round up his flock, and even has a go at weaving. Meanwhile, marine biologist Lizzie Daly is tracking trout and Matt Bassett rides the waves on a new "adaptive
Sabrina Ghayour presents her crab and harissa tagliatelle, combining tastes from the Middle East and Italy, before Karan Gokani cooks a meal full of the flavours of Sri Lanka, his black pork curry and signature hoppers. Meera Sodha cooks her mouth-numbing noodles packed with plenty of flavour – though perhaps a little too much for Miles Jupp. Patrick Williams brings the South African sunshine with
Rylan Clark-Neal welcomes uber-competitive friends, former scout leaders Anne and Jenny. Both keen caravanners, they still meet up regularly despite now living in different towns. On their caravan trips they each fill their fridges with vital supplies – one full of food, the other full of liquid refreshment – but today they are competing against each other. Anne is in the green pepper kitchen with
Masterchef's John Torode sifts through the archives and serves up a selection of mouthwatering dishes from some of the nation's favourite television chefs, featuring recipes and ingredients linked by the letter R.
Alfred Hitchcock's suspense classic about two men who plot a perfect murder. When tennis pro Guy Haines meets smooth-talking Bruno Antony in the bar of a train, he finds the stranger sympathetic with his desire to be rid of his clinging wife. The sinister Bruno then proposes that they swap murders: Bruno will murder Guy's wife, and Guy will do away with Bruno's father. From Patricia Highsmith's no
Isa Guha presents live coverage from Lord's of the eagerly anticipated women's final of the Hundred. Southern Brave lost to Oval Invincibles in the 2021 and 2022 finals but made amends by beating Northern Superchargers in 2023's final, thanks largely to Danni Wyatt's innings of 59 and a quickfire 31 from Freya Kemp.
Live coverage from Lord's as Isa Guha introduces the decisive match in the men's competition. Manchester Originals have been beaten in both the 2023 and 2022 men's finals, including a heartbreaking defeat by 14 runs to Oval Invincibles in 2023. Outstanding fast bowling saw Originals reduce their opponents to 34-5, but an unbeaten partnership of 127 from Tom Curran and Jimmy Neesham enabled Invinci
The magnificent Kae Kurd introduces comedians Laura Smyth and Liam Farrelly to the stage.
Absconding with $40,000 of her employer's money, Marion Crane sets off to join her lover Sam Loomis. After a tiring journey through the rain, she stops at a lonely motel run by Norman Bates, an intense young man living in the remote mansion with his domineering mother.
A selection of the best moments from series T, with Sandi Toksvig and Alan Davies.
Sporting hero Freddie Flintoff returns to Preston with plans to take his team of unlikely lads on a cricket tour to India. But weeks before departure, a life-changing accident threatens to put a halt to their dreams. One year later, Freddie emerges back to the safety net of his team to announce the trip is back on, but once in India, the team must learn to live with each other and fend for themsel
The team visit west London to help a mum reinvent her space now her children have flown the nest. In just 24 hours, with a limited budget, they turn an old bedroom into a relaxation area and create storage solutions in the kitchen.
Heartbroken following the tragic loss of her husband of 50 years, Mridula found support from her best friend, Megha. Living life to the fullest, the two widows have decided to sell their possessions together to fund the holiday of a lifetime – a trip to Japan. The ladies hope to swap their trinkets for Tokyo and make enough money from selling their gold to afford the expensive airfare. Auctioneer
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