2024-09-26
A Southport Victorian villa provides a blank canvas for a six-figure development project, while in South Shields there's a much smaller budget for an already pristine maisonette. In Folkestone, a father and daughter set to work creating a smart HMO.
Linda works from home and often finds herself gazing out over her front garden wishing that she had a room with a view – rather than the dull expanse of weed and cobble that greets her daily. She wants to be captivated by a garden that has the wow factor and knows a particular style that could deliver it in spades. Her vision is a Japanese-inspired garden that exudes elegance and drama. Cloud-prun
Monty gives his top tips on how to keep lawns looking their best throughout autumn, tidies up the pond, and plans ahead for a colourful spring display by potting up some hyacinths. He plants garlic in a container, gives his shrub roses a prune and enjoys the fruits of the season by harvesting pears. Rachel de Thame visits a National Collection of asters near Worcester, while Adam Frost discovers h
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Can players avoid giving Impossible answers and stay in the running for a £10,000 jackpot?
Jason Manford hosts the quiz show where players try to find the unbeatable answer.
Michelin-starred chef and pub landlord Tom Kerridge is joined by Italian chef and restaurateur Angela Hartnett in an episode about how to make delicious, top-notch food on a budget. Angela brings along her dog Alfie for moral support in her cook-off with Tom to create the best value-for-money dish – her vanilla custard tart versus his beef and blue cheese risotto. Oliver Peyton discovers how to sp
It is MasterChef: The Professionals semi-finals week and the competition is on a knife edge. MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace teams up with chef Monica Galetti and Michelin-starred Marcus Wareing in their search for MasterChef: The Professionals champion 2019. Tonight, the first three remaining semi-finalists battle it out for a place in the finals. First, they are given the opportunity to work
Best friends from Bristol and Liverpool swap homes to try out a new way of life. But will they enjoy their experience and after scoring, which pair will be victorious?
Archaeologist Ben Robinson discovers the surprising story of this former medieval port on the Suffolk coast. Coastal villages are often seen as remote places for retreat and relaxation. However, they have often been on the front line of history – from the arrival of Christianity to battles with neighbours and nature, from slave trading to the birth of modern tourism. Today, Walberswick is a favour
Flog It! comes from Rochester Cathedral in Kent. Antiques expert Elizabeth Talbot discovers a valuable sculpture that narrowly escaped being destroyed forever and Raj Bisram finds a ghostly Victorian photo album. Presenter Paul Martin uncovers the history of the Royal Engineers, the unsung heroes of the British armed forces.
Every day this week, celebrity contestants Ahir Shah, Michaela Strachan, Dr Xand van Tulleken and Vogue Williams take on a series of quiz rounds selected by the host, quiz legend Richard Osman. A daily winner is declared following a quickfire round at the end of each show, and the scores are tallied across the week, resulting in an overall champion being crowned on Friday. Will the winning stars o
Janette Manrara presents all the backstage gossip from the world of Strictly Come Dancing. Also, more couples stop by with some exclusives about their upcoming dances, and Vicky Gill gives a sneak peek at some of the weekend's outfits.
Rick begins his tour of the UK's best food in Belfast, tucking into Filipino-style Sunday lunch. After the perfect dry-aged Irish steak, it's over to Glasgow for a square sausage roll, the most delicious chocolate he's ever had and the story of Italian food in the city. On the lochs of Argyll, he fishes for langoustine before cooking scampi and chips, profiteroles and osso buco with his son Jack.
Rob Rinder and Monica Galetti work at Six Senses Ibiza on the island's north coast. They help guests in the hotel's on-site clinic experience biohacking therapies, from cryotherapy to heated infrared masks, promising to delay ageing and increase vitality. Rob helps the hotel's "energy balancing" expert create a cacao ceremony to increase spiritual wellness. In the basement, Monica uncovers a recor
A harrowing glimpse into the brutal assault on partygoers at the Nova Music Festival – one of the sites in Israel attacked by Hamas on 7 October 2023. The human cost of the violence in Israel that day and the war that has followed in Gaza have been catastrophic. This film focuses on events at Nova, with a minute-by-minute account showing how a rave celebrating life turned into a massacre. In the e
The day's important national and international news stories. With Paddy O'Connell.
Dr Orna Guralnik welcomes couples wanting to save their relationships. Casimar is frustrated by Alexes's lack of progress. Joey demands that Rex give up family traditions to be a good Christian. Josh reveals a past brush with the law that colours his relationships.
Dr Orna Guralnik welcomes couples wanting to save their relationships. Rex reveals his past as a sexual bad boy. When Alexes began pulling away, Casimar turned to infidelity. Elíana's past makes her "weird" about sex today. Aryn has conflicted feelings about Josh's strong attachment to Lorena.
This is it – the Celebrity MasterChef 2024 final. After six weeks of tough competition, there are just three determined celebrities in with a shot at taking the title. Everything they have worked for comes down to their ability to wow the judges with their ultimate dinner party menu: two courses, a main and dessert that deliver on every front, including creativity, technique, taste and presentatio
In Cardiff, paediatric urology surgeon Selena Curkovic is determined to operate on Barney – an eight-year-old who has waited five years for surgery that could transform his life. At the University Hospital of Wales, spinal consultant Stuart James has such a full operating list that he's had to open a second theatre. With theatre time rapidly running out, Stuart must decide which of two patients he
Two of Ireland's finest exports, broadcaster Eamonn Holmes and actress Victoria Smurfit are on a B-road antiques adventure. These showbiz buddies compete to be crowned Road Trip winner, paired with experts Catherine Southon and Phil Serrell. Eamonn and Victoria both have the gift of the gab, haggling like pros as they scour the South East of England for collectibles. Eamonn falls in love with a mo
As the Conservative Party finds itself out of power and preparing to choose its fifth leader since 2016, Sir John Major sits down with Amol Rajan to share his thoughts on the state of Britain and the future of western democracy. The UK is still reeling from a summer of riots, a recent cost of living crisis, and years of political turmoil. There is war in Europe and the Middle East, and national po
Banjo has been commissioned by married couple Jhennia and Rachel to transform the Puffer Pub on the tiny slate island of Easedale. The historic pub is the beating heart of Easedale's population of just 60, so Banjo's design needs to hit the mark with the locals and the owners. With no roads and only wheelbarrows to transport all his materials, this makeover will be very challenging. Lisa, Eoghan a
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