2024-10-03
Today we're bringing you a special edition of Flog it! from all over the UK. We're travelling up and down the country revisiting some of the historic venues from the series and bringing you brand new valuations and unexpected auctions. Paul Martin takes a journey down the River Tweed and uncovers the history of the unusual border town, Berwick-upon-Tweed. Moderation: Paul Martin.
Every day this week, celebrity contestants Michael Ball, Jodie Prenger, Laurence Rickard and Snoochie Shy 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 opt for
Janette Manrara guides us through all the backstage ballroom action, with more couples stopping by for a chat, and there's an exclusive first look at how some of the celebrities are coping with their new movie week dances.
Hannah takes a look at the vacuum cleaner, going behind the scenes with Dyson and discovering how the motor in their latest vacuum spins nine times faster than that of a Formula One race car. She finds out why a wheezy janitor in the 1900s took inspiration from a sewing machine to create the first popular portable vacuum. And she comes face to face with a colony of creepy crawlies whose job is to
Gregg Wallace explores the secrets of the Guinness brewery in Dublin to reveal how it makes two million litres of Irish stout every single day. Cherry Healey visits a water treatment centre to learn how reservoir water is treated to provide clean drinking water to the people of Dublin, as well as to the stout brewery. And she visits a farm in Worcestershire to help with the hop harvest. Historian
The parole board need to decide if serial burglar and jewellery store thief Jason should be given a third chance. Jason is questioned about the motivation for his crimes, including using an axe to intimidate a woman in one robbery and falsely imprisoning a victim in another. Professional witnesses support Jason, stating that he's made progress in prison. But Jason had been given a chance before, w
Dara O Briain and Hugh Dennis look back on the last seven days in the company of guests Maisie Adam, Angela Barnes, Rhys James, Robin Morgan and Ahir Shah.
The day's important national and international news stories. With Faisal Islam.
Unspun World provides an unvarnished version of the week's major global news stories – reliable, honest and essential viewing. The BBC's world affairs editor, John Simpson, brings his experience and expertise to bear on the most important international stories. In discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, he uses their unique local knowledge to go beyond the headlin
BBC Films presents Idris Elba's Yardie. Set in 70s Kingston and 80s Hackney, Yardie centres on the life of a young Jamaican man named D, who has never fully recovered from the murder, committed during his childhood, of his older brother Jerry Dread. D grows up under the wing of a Kingston Don and music producer named King Fox. Fox dispatches him to London, where he reconnects with his childhood sw
There are 50,000 deaf children in the UK, and three deaf children are born every day, all of whom are the future of the deaf community. But what does it mean to raise these children? Parenting is a hard job, but what extra challenges come with parenting deaf children? How can these challenges be overcome? See Hear has invited a panel of six guests from across the deaf community to find out just th
Jackie Kay is one of Britain's most loved and lauded poets. She is also a playwright and writer, and from 2016 until 2021 was Scotland's makar, the national poet for Scotland. Her unique and emotive work spans race, gender and identity, woven with tenderness and humour, often drawing from her own unusual beginnings. Jackie recounts her extraordinary life story: born to a Scottish mother and Nigeri
The story of Elizabeth's rise to fame during Hollywood's Golden Age. As a young actor, Elizabeth's life is tightly controlled by the studio, but after a disastrous first marriage, she decides to live life on her own terms. With insights from fellow stars Dame Joan Collins, Sharon Stone, and Kim Kardashian, as well as from Elizabeth's god-daughter Paris Jackson, actor and former boyfriend George Ha
Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.
Sonali Shah helps a young couple who are looking forward to buying their first house together in the picturesque countryside of Devon. Sonali also takes to the water as she learns about a project that brings awareness of what lies beneath the surface of the sea along the county's stunning coastline.
Sean and Francesca, both dedicated junior doctors with hectic schedules, are longing for a peaceful oasis to unwind in after their demanding shifts. Their dream garden is inspired by a journey to New Zealand. They would like to bring some of the NZ vibe to their new garden, creating a serene relaxation area incorporating ferns, grasses and raised beds, all brought together with a muted colour sche
Frances Tophill is back at Powderham Castle in Devon. As well as planting up a new herb bed, identifying and collecting seedlings, dividing perennial plants and making a comfrey liquid feed, she explains how to help tackle the decline of butterflies and pollinators in gardens. Carol Klein visits a garden brimming with late summer colour, and Joe Swift meets a young couple who've transformed their
Twenty-four hours a day, the latest national and international stories as they break.
The big political issues of the day.
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.
Nick Knowles challenges more talented artists to make something amazing for the homes of people they've never met. Today's artists travel to Leicestershire. The buyers want something to celebrate their rescue dog Scout, who had a tough start in life. Will a renowned pet-portrait artist, a character-catching ceramicist or an award-winning chainsaw sculptor create a fitting tribute and win the sale?
The Ardern family from Sheffield are embarking on an extraordinary time-travelling adventure, going back in time to run that great British institution, the corner shop. They experience 100 years of shopkeeping, discovering how what they sell, how they sell it and who they sell it to reflects the changing lives of ordinary families in Britain. The show has taken over a former corner shop in Meersbr
Harvest returns for a second series to celebrate British farming, and follow the fortunes of some of our top farmers as they battle to bring in the 2015 harvest. Gregg Wallace, Philippa Forrester and newcomer James Manning cross the country visiting farms that produce world class crops and meeting innovative and pioneering farmers. We'll witness the harvest as it happens up and down the country. E