BBC Two

Follow in the footsteps of selected celebrities as they track down their family trees with the help of expert historians, archivists and sociologists. The film crew gets up close and personal as the star of each episode roves around the country to investigate their own genealogy, which often reveals fascinating, upsetting and poignant truths about how people lived centuries ago. Famous actors, art

BBC One's flagship morning current affairs programme with news headlines and regular weather reports. Start your day with the biggest national and international stories. Breakfast takes a look at the day's papers and brings you the latest developments in sports, politics, business and entertainment. Breakfast welcomes guests to the studio for a chat. Whilst analysis and special reports offer a gre

Discover more about the British countryside as the presenters visit rural homes and areas to bring stories about nature and wildlife and environmental topics to a wider audience. The programme focuses on seasonal subjects with an overarching theme of conservation, species protection, the preservation of the rural way of life and challenges facing modern farming communities. The Sunday morning show

Mary is off to Birmingham, home of the world-famous cricket ground at Edgbaston, where she immerses herself in the world of cricket. Mary spent many weekends and evenings watching her husband and boys play the sport at their local village club. While she enjoyed watching the game, the real fun came with the cricket teas. Helping prepare them and sharing with others was her highlight, and now Mary

Former Mr Gay Wales Paul Davies calls on Andi's help to make Merthyr Tydfil's first ever pride a roaring success. While prides have been popping up in the Welsh Valleys in recent years, this is set to be their biggest yet, but first there are two problems Andi needs to solve – food and transport. Andi sets about creating a true Valleys pride flamboyant feast that uses local produce and draws on tr

Nigel Slater raids his cupboards, fridge and vegetable patch to create a week's worth of delicious meals. In this edition, he demonstrates how to make our ingredients go just that little bit further. Whether it's adding grated beetroot to make a tasty meatball supper feed the masses, or putting the spotlight on a small garden harvest to make a sensuous pudding, Nigel's clever tricks and inspired i

Two teams of amateur collectors meet at an antiques fair to compete to turn in the largest profit from a £300 budget. The teams receive guidance from expert traders, who give feedback on which items are most likely to attract the highest bids. The contestants first head to the High Street to acquire items they want to trade. Any leftover money is taken by their mentors, who go shopping for extra i

Chris Packham explores the anatomy and physiology of the largest land animal on the planet – the elephant. Their size seems ill-suited to surviving the most arid regions of Africa, but their inner workings allow them to defy the extreme heat of the desert and find food and water in seemingly barren landscapes, while their extraordinary memory enables them to repel predators. Chris reveals how hair

This time, Flog It! comes from the RAF Museum in Cosford, Shropshire. Antiques experts Adam Partridge and Claire Rawle are on hand to find a selection of objects to take to auction. Claire gets sentimental over a music box and Adam discovers a silver cigarette case from Russia. Paul Martin falls for an iconic bike and visits the nearby historic Ironbridge to investigate the start of the industrial

Autumn brings challenges and rewards for farmers across Scotland. In Inverkip, Rachel and Camy are one year into building their own farm, taking on a tenancy at Dunrod Farm and a big bank loan with the dream of one day owning 5,000 sheep. But a trip to market means higher prices scupper their best intentions. In Maybole in South Ayrshire, the Barclay family are getting to grips with their new busi

Incredible documentary series in which explorer and naturalist Steve Backshall travels to some of the world's last unexplored places, setting foot where no human has ever been, encountering extraordinary wildlife and meeting some remarkable people along the way. Steve will explore the deepest desert canyon in Southern Arabia, kayak through the world's largest fjord in the Arctic, travel deep into

Incredible documentary series in which explorer and naturalist Steve Backshall travels to some of the world's last unexplored places, setting foot where no human has ever been, encountering extraordinary wildlife and meeting some remarkable people along the way. Steve will explore the deepest desert canyon in Southern Arabia, kayak through the world's largest fjord in the Arctic, travel deep into

Two teams of amateur collectors meet at an antiques fair to compete to turn in the largest profit from a £300 budget. The teams receive guidance from expert traders, who give feedback on which items are most likely to attract the highest bids. The contestants first head to the High Street to acquire items they want to trade. Any leftover money is taken by their mentors, who go shopping for extra i

Charlie Dimmock and brothers Harry and David Rich are challenged with producing garden designs for homeowners across the UK. Factoring in the available garden space and budget, the garden owner decides which design they want to bring to life, and the selected team gets to work. Dimmock, who grew to fame in Groundforce, a garden make-over show that first aired in 1997, must use all her experience i

The latest news from the BBC,which is designed to inform you on current affairs. The BBC is aims to be a totally impartial public service broadcaster, and was established by Royal Charter. The BBC is funded by a licence fee paid by British households, and is regulated by Ofcom. They aim to create high-quality content, in order to inform and educate, but also entertain, their audience Millions of p

Join presenter Jo Coburn as she discusses the latest political news and stories in a conversational format, covering the comings-and-goings from Westminster in the BBC's daily politics programme. Featuring opinions and arguments from all the sides of the political spectrum, the show invites informed and opinionated guests to share their views on the stories of the day. Andrew Neil presents a speci

Entertaining and educational British quiz show, hosted by Rick Edwards, in which 24 regular contestants compete throughout the series to answer a slew of tricky questions. But some of the optional answers are designed to be ''impossible'', or at the very least inconsistent with the information given. The participants must avoid selecting these booby trap answer. After two exciting rounds, those re

Long-running British television quiz show in which contestants face two rounds of quick-fire probing questions, firstly on a specialised subject of the their choice, and the second on general knowledge. Each contestant has two minutes under the spotlight of a black leather chair to answer as many questions as possible. The contestant scores one point for each correct answer and may pass as often a

Comedian Zoe Lyons presents a fun quiz show in which six players compete for the £3,000 jackpot. The contestants go through six rounds, answering general knowledge questions or completing a physical tasks. The main aim for each of them is to stay out of the studio spotlight when the time of the round runs out, to avoid being eliminated from the game. They achieve this by giving correct answers as

After living through lockdown together, Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin are keen to get out and explore Britain's beautiful countryside and immerse themselves in the natural world. Since Megan became Chris' stepdaughter at the age of two, they have shared a passion for wildlife, so they set off in an electric campervan to seek out incredible animal encounters and travel through some of the last u

A series that explores the history and geography of America's wild west and shows viewers some incredible ways nature has found to survive this harsh environment. From deserts, to forests, wilderness and the coast of the American west, take a look at how animals such as coyotes, mustangs, grizzlies, pikas, bison,... and people who live here such as Hopi Native American tribe, ranchers,... endure i

Members of the public sell their unwanted antiques at auction in an effort to make profit. But will the risk pay off? Host Paul Martin presents this compelling reality TV show, and there are experts on hand to do a valuation of the items beforehand, too. The show travels up and down the country, meaning everyone has the opportunity to take part and win some cash, as long as they have the right ant

The high pressure game show, where pointless answers are the way to win. Contestants not only have to answer questions correctly, but give the answer that scores the least points. They do this by coming up with the least obvious answers, that other people struggle to come up with in a survey of individuals. A correct answer that nobody else managed to say is a pointless answer, the best possible o

Every day this week, celebrity contestants Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Ania Magliano, Joe Swash and Jasmine Takhar 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

Michael Portillo is transported 150 years back in time to the tiny Alpine village home of Switzerland's most famous child, Heidi. In Davos, he follows in the footsteps of 19th-century convalescents at a former sanatorium, now the Hotel Schatzalp, and takes part in an icy cutting-edge experiment at the Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research. Michael finishes this leg of his railway journey in th

In Provence, the markets and shops are awash with an extraordinary array of fresh fruit, all locally produced, and it's got Marcus thinking. Back home, we love our fruit-based classics like strawberries and cream or apple crumble, and Marcus wants to discover if it's the same here in France. Do they have a passion for retro recipes? And what simple fruity French dishes could rival our traditional

True crime is often thought of as a recent obsession, but here, Lucy Worsley investigates the phenomenon through one of the world's most infamous serial killers: Jack the Ripper. She uncovers a story which goes beyond a single murderer and his five victims – Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary-Jane – to a burgeoning newspaper industry desperate for readers and a Victorian society that wasn

Paul and Bob accept a special invitation to fish the estate lake at Burghley House, which sits on the border of Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. Built in the 16th century by William Cecil, Elizabeth I's lord high chancellor, Burghley House is home to some of the most majestic landscapes Paul and Bob have ever found themselves in. With a spectacular lake and stunning gardens, all designed by iconic

In-depth news and current affairs review of the main political and economic stories of the day, featuring robust interviews with senior government and opposition figures, business and union leaders, and analytical reports that delve behind the headlines. Regular presenters cross-examine studio guests on details of policies, priorities, actions and inactions, on a range of domestic UK and internati

Broadwayproduzent Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel) ist bankrott. Der schüchterne Buchprüfer Leo Bloom (Gene Wilder) hat die rettende Idee: Bialystock, ein Meister im Umgarnen und Abzocken einsamer Witwen, soll sich von seinen weiblichen Fans Geld für eine Musicalproduktion pumpen – und dann einen derartigen Flop produzieren, dass niemand eine Rückzahlung erwartet. Das Stück, das die erhoffte Pleite br

Crowds flock to see two tennis superstars face off against each other in the 1981 Wimbledon men's final. The rivalry between sex symbol Bjorn Borg and tabloid bad boy John McEnroe is the fiercest the men's game has ever seen. Back in the mid-70s, Borg is bringing a new glamour and celebrity to Centre Court and is regularly mobbed by hordes of screaming fans. He quickly dominates the men's game but

Discover more about the British countryside as the presenters visit rural homes and areas to bring stories about nature and wildlife and environmental topics to a wider audience. The programme focuses on seasonal subjects with an overarching theme of conservation, species protection, the preservation of the rural way of life and challenges facing modern farming communities. The Sunday morning show

Broadcast live from different locations across the UK, Springwatch is a documentary series that chronicles the sweeping natural changes across the the country. For many it is the most beautiful season we have, as spring sees the emergence of new plants and new animals, ushering in a sweeping wave of new life. With expert presenters from a variety of different fields, watch as the team track a vast

Documentary series examining frantic police searches for missing persons in the UK, using real-life footage from actual investigations and told from the perspective of the officers involved, as well as friends and family of the person in question. With people in Britain being reported as missing at an alarming rate of every two minutes, it's imperative the investigating officers locate the missing

Two teams of amateur collectors meet at an antiques fair to compete to turn in the largest profit from a £300 budget. The teams receive guidance from expert traders, who give feedback on which items are most likely to attract the highest bids. The contestants first head to the High Street to acquire items they want to trade. Any leftover money is taken by their mentors, who go shopping for extra i

The latest news from the BBC,which is designed to inform you on current affairs. The BBC is aims to be a totally impartial public service broadcaster, and was established by Royal Charter. The BBC is funded by a licence fee paid by British households, and is regulated by Ofcom. They aim to create high-quality content, in order to inform and educate, but also entertain, their audience Millions of p

Join presenter Jo Coburn as she discusses the latest political news and stories in a conversational format, covering the comings-and-goings from Westminster in the BBC's daily politics programme. Featuring opinions and arguments from all the sides of the political spectrum, the show invites informed and opinionated guests to share their views on the stories of the day. Andrew Neil presents a speci

Entertaining and educational British quiz show, hosted by Rick Edwards, in which 24 regular contestants compete throughout the series to answer a slew of tricky questions. But some of the optional answers are designed to be ''impossible'', or at the very least inconsistent with the information given. The participants must avoid selecting these booby trap answer. After two exciting rounds, those re

Long-running British television quiz show in which contestants face two rounds of quick-fire probing questions, firstly on a specialised subject of the their choice, and the second on general knowledge. Each contestant has two minutes under the spotlight of a black leather chair to answer as many questions as possible. The contestant scores one point for each correct answer and may pass as often a

Comedian Zoe Lyons presents a fun quiz show in which six players compete for the £3,000 jackpot. The contestants go through six rounds, answering general knowledge questions or completing a physical tasks. The main aim for each of them is to stay out of the studio spotlight when the time of the round runs out, to avoid being eliminated from the game. They achieve this by giving correct answers as

David Dimbleby sails the south west coast of England – along the coast of Devon and Cornwall – in his own sailing boat, Rocket, exploring maritime history, art and architecture as he goes. Caught up in stormy weather, he makes it to safety in the nick of time, to tell the story of Sir Francis Drake and a fantastic array of adventurers, explorers, pirates and smugglers. It's also a chance for David

A series that explores the history and geography of America's wild west and shows viewers some incredible ways nature has found to survive this harsh environment. From deserts, to forests, wilderness and the coast of the American west, take a look at how animals such as coyotes, mustangs, grizzlies, pikas, bison,... and people who live here such as Hopi Native American tribe, ranchers,... endure i

Paul Martin presents a collection of the best finds from the show's travels round the country, visiting Edinburgh, Wallasey, Southwell, Birmingham and Dunster Castle. The antiques experts include Thomas Plant, Adam Partridge and James Lewis – with items ranging from a fantastic collection of war medals to a unique funeral invitation which Paul spots. Paul also takes us on a tour of the Library of

Every day this week, celebrity contestants Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Ania Magliano, Joe Swash and Jasmine Takhar 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

Michael Portillo ventures into the bowels of an immense hydroelectric dam to learn how the Swiss use their mountainous environment to power the country. He winds his way by rail through the Swiss Alps in search of the origins of Switzerland's political confederation. Crossing Lake Lucerne, he discovers the meadow where, according to legend, Switzerland was founded in the 13th century. Nimble finge

A series exploring some of the most fascinating coastal communities of Britain. Presented by archaeologist Ben Robinson, the series takes the viewer to picturesque locations which are rich in history and culture. These former fishing villages are increasingly attractive to holidaymakers, but looking into the past throws a light on significant events, as these places were medieval ports, important

Professor Alice Roberts explores some of this year's most exciting archaeological finds from the east of Britain. Each discovery comes straight from the trenches/site, filmed by the archaeologists themselves. We unearth the biggest collection of Roman writing tablets in Britain, giving insight into what Roman London was really like. Off the coast of Kent, we dive into the English Channel to comple

In-depth news and current affairs review of the main political and economic stories of the day, featuring robust interviews with senior government and opposition figures, business and union leaders, and analytical reports that delve behind the headlines. Regular presenters cross-examine studio guests on details of policies, priorities, actions and inactions, on a range of domestic UK and internati

A heavy metal drummer has his life turned upside down when he starts to lose his hearing. (Senderinfo).