There are plenty of goodies that the teams can buy in this episode from Derbyshire, but the one thing they can’t buy is more time! Sixty minutes is all they get - but back at the turn of the 20th century you could buy time - from the Greenwich Time Lady! Natasha Raskin Sharp tells the fascinating story of Ruth Belville who walked the streets of London, ‘selling’ the time to local businesses.

England football legend Steph Houghton joins Robson at Crag Pond in Teesdale for some outdoor activities. He takes the former Lioness tree climbing and canoeing before signing them up for bush craft, where they learn how to light a fire with sticks and eat a campfire supper. Later, Robson heads into Upper Swaledale in North Yorkshire for a waterfall swim and sauna.

The Garden of England is calling as a young couple from Greater London head deeper into the Kent countryside in search of more space and fresh air for them and their two young children. Guiding them every step of the way is Nicki Chapman, who has some stunning family homes in her line-up, including an epic medieval mystery house packed with wow factor. Nicki’s day gets even brighter when she meets a local flower farmer bringing more bursts of colour and beautiful bouquets to the Kent countryside.

Charlie and Lee are in Epsom to convert Jade and Jack’s long, plain and unkempt garden into a sporty socialising space. Both are from avid sports-loving families. They would love a bar area to watch live football games, a place to host friends and chill, and a space to play competitive darts, football and bowls! Can the team achieve all this on a £5,000 budget?

Ross Kemp presents the quiz show where a team of four – in this episode, friends Mo, Hannah, Rich and Nathan – take on the Bridge of Lies. One by one, they all face the Bridge, choosing who faces each crossing depending on the question category. Each crossing has 32 potential steps, including 22 truths and ten lies. They must cross the Bridge by stepping on the truths and avoiding the lies, earning money for each correct answer. Step on a lie and the Bridge will halve their money. Step on three lies, and they are out of the game. There is always a safe path across the Bridge. They just have to find it. Once they have each faced the Bridge on their own, those who have been successful will join forces to face the final crossing for a chance to take home the cash.

Alexander Armstrong is joined by co-host Ria Lina for the brainy quiz where the contestants try to score as few points as possible by plumbing the depths of their general knowledge to come up with the answers no-one else could think of.

Police in Edinburgh receive a call from a university reporting that the family of 19-year-old international student Xiaoqiang have been unable to reach him for the past five days and are becoming increasingly worried. A call to Xiaoqiang’s mother in China soon reveals why she is so worried - they are a wealthy family, and Xiaoqiang has been asking her for unusually large sums of money. As soon as Xiaoqiang is made high risk, police trace his phone to a location in Durham. Further enquiries suggest he is in a hotel, and officers from Durham Police are sent to check, quickly locating Xiaoqiang in a hotel room. Xiaoqiang tells them that he is fine, and that he just wants some peace from his ‘controlling’ mother. He doesn’t appear to be at risk, and as he is an adult, police can declare him safe without needing to notify his family of his whereabouts. Edinburgh Police initially believe that to be the end of the story, but ten days later, they are alerted that Xiaoqiang’s family have once again reported him missing. This time, his mother has come in person to the police station, along with his UK-based cousin Xin Yu and a translator. Xiaoqiang has not been answering calls, but this morning his mother received an alarming video clip from him in which he appears to be crying, with his bloodied head in a bandage and describing being taken to a warehouse and beaten. He pleads with his mother to transfer money or the people who are threatening him ‘will cut off his fingers’. While Xiaoqiang’s mother is consumed with fear for his safety, police urgently need to get to the bottom of the video. Xiaoqiang’s mother is convinced that he is being extorted, but when Chief Inspector Hamilton analyses the video, he spots that it has been filmed in the same hotel room that he was in during the previous missing case. Police urgently need to find Xiaoqiang to determine what is really happening, and whether he is at serious risk of harm. A team from Durham races to the hotel, but the mystery only deepens when they find the hotel room empty. In Glasgow, another mother is worried that her son may be in danger. Twenty-year-old Daniel has failed to return after leaving to go hiking in the mountains, and it is now almost night-time. Beyond knowing that he was planning to drive for around an hour to get to an unknown location with the word Ben in its name, Daniel's mother has no idea where he went. At Cathcart Police Station, Sergeant Emma Waterston dispatches teams to travel towards the mountains north of Glasgow, but with so few details of where Daniel has headed, they are unable to focus the search. Police decide to try and focus on finding Daniel’s car as a way of pinpointing which mountain he may be on. His distressed mother tells officers at her house that this is the first time he has not been contactable by phone, and she also believes that he is not well prepared for the mountains, putting added pressure on police to find him before the weather worsens overnight. Concerns grow when the 999 control room sends through a call that may have come from Daniel, stating only that he is lost before cutting out. It now seems likely that Daniel is still on the mountain without a functioning phone and no light to guide him. Local specialist Sergeant Nikki Collison is brought in from Stirling to help direct the search, but even with data from Daniel’s phone now helping to narrow down the location, it still leaves a 75-mile area to search. It is only when Daniel’s car is finally located and new information comes to light that officers can mount a major search operation. But just as a helicopter lifts off to scour the mountain for signs of life, bad weather rolls in and the search is suspended. Whatever has happened to Daniel, it will be dawn before the operation can resume.

The legendary Blankety Blank is back! Bradley Walsh hosts as a panel of six celebrities fill in the missing blanks and help win brilliant prizes for some very lucky contestants. This week, he’s joined by Helen George, Ria Lina, Dean McCullough, Josh Widdicombe, Sam Quek and Sam Campbell.

In glorious Gloucestershire, Nicki Chapman helps Peggy finally make her long-awaited escape from London. After years of dreaming, she’s ready to find a home that suits her and her crew – two dogs and a horse called Tom. Emotions are running high as Nicki lines up a selection of spectacular properties from where some of the county’s amazing views can be seen. Nicki also meets a pair of street food chefs who have swapped the city buzz for a slice of country living.

Continuing his Belgian tour, Michael Portillo heads to the beach resort of Knokke-Heist and the world’s longest coastal tram, which enjoys splendid views across the North Sea, to trace its roots back to the 19th-century beginnings of tourism. He visits the Port of Zeebrugge, which was attacked by the British in 1918 when the country was occupied by the Germans. Further along the coast on the Dutch border, Michael explores the salt marshes and mud flats of the Zwin Nature Reserve, home to 300 species of birds, and helps to track their migration habits. And continuing to the medieval city of Bruges, Michael visits a saxophone maker and discovers how the instrument, so crucial to the development of jazz, was invented in Belgium.

With summer just around the corner, Monty is bringing bold colour to the garden, planting gingers and cannas, setting out tomatoes and sowing wallflowers straight into the soil. From her Devon garden, Carol Klein is exploring the latest plant science, uncovering what is really going on inside a seed the moment it is sown, and how this pioneering knowledge can transform the way people garden. Rekha Mistry is also on a mission to grow big in a small space, using only pots on her patio. In Oxfordshire, a garden designed for both beauty and biodiversity shows how plants can support wildlife as well as people. And a viewer in rural France shares a breathtaking, naturalistic plot that blends seamlessly with the surrounding landscape.

The quiz show where players must avoid Impossible answers to stay in the competition. 18 people start today’s show, but how many of them will survive to face the £10,000 question?

Clive Myrie presents another heat of a new series of the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. Tonight's specialist subjects are the films of Nicole Kidman, constellations of the northern hemisphere, the children's books of Roald Dahl and Take That.

Comedian Zoe Lyons presents the electrifyingly fast quiz with a £3,000 jackpot. Six plucky contestants compete across six rounds testing their general knowledge, quick thinking and speedy reactions whilst our ruthless spotlight patrols the studio. The contestants’ motivation in each round is simple: stay out of the light and you’ll be all right!

The Mackay family want to make the most of the sunny spot in an unloved corner of the garden in their London home. Their shed is tired and so full they can’t fit anything in, and their bathroom is showing signs of age and limescale. The team construct decking and a pergola so the family can enjoy the sunshine together. The shed is tidied with storage added, and their bathroom is deep cleaned so it gleams.

Hugh Dennis and Julia Bradbury are in the Highlands of Scotland, Britain's wildest and oldest landscape. In this remote and magnificent part of the country, they explore a landscape built by volcanoes, earthquakes and ice, and discover how this dramatic past lives on today. Hugh takes a breath-taking ride across Loch Ness as he uncovers how the deepest lake in Britain set the stage for a British sporting hero; and he reveals the astonishing story of how the ancient, ice-carved shape of the Highlands helped win the Battle of Britain. Julia takes to the air in an adventurous seaplane ride, to find clues to the Highlands turbulent past. She discovers the strange tale of an earthquake-shaken Highland village, and attempts to set off an ancient earthquake recorder using gunpowder. For a country our size, Britain has the biggest variety of geology on earth, which has created not only a beautiful landscape, but also a fascinating industrial heritage, a rich history and many legends. Hugh and Julia are a pair well met. Hugh has been obsessed by the shape of the landscape, and how it formed, since he was a child and he went on to study it as part of his Cambridge degree. And Julia has loved walking the British countryside since she could toddle.

From the sublime to the ridiculous - a painting by an Australian war artist, a silver claret jug and two diamond rings contrast with a painting with a large hole through the middle and a permit for carrying a cigarette lighter in Portugal. Michael and the experts visit Leeds Town Hall.

This episode comes from the historic Barrow Hill Roundhouse near Chesterfield in Derbyshire, where experts Jonathan Pratt and Michael Baggott value some of the county's antiques and collectibles. Jonathan falls in love with a Thonet hat and coat stand, and Michael comes across a box of Victorian cut-throat razors which get pulses racing at the auction. Paul Martin takes a trip to the village of Hathersage in the Peak District National Park, which provided inspiration for the novel Jane Eyre.

Every day this week, celebrity contestants Nikki Fox, Ruthie Henshall, Danny John-Jules and Ignacio Lopez 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 the much-coveted House of Games wheelie luggage, or will they be tempted with the very popular bee hotel?

Officers attending a call to a house where a woman has been punched in the face are confronted by a man with a large knife. There is a tense stand-off before they are able to cuff and arrest him. Stephen challenges a man arrested for a hate-motivated crime close to Belfast city centre. There are comical scenes as the Peelers try to herd cattle through the busy streets of west Belfast. Back in the city centre, Dave and Owen come across a group of drug users openly injecting cocaine in broad daylight, in a public square. As they arrive, they find one man still injecting. A tense stand-off ensues, and police describe how they have to deal with the drug abuse and homelessness crisis. Elsewhere, officers are called to reports of a street fight between two women. While the police are trying to establish order amid the chaos, one woman wrestles with them, biting Anna and spitting blood into Tom and Adam’s eyes. She’s taken into custody wearing a spit and bite guard. Stephen looks on as the visibly distressed woman is processed through the police system. He is deeply affected by what he sees and hears – the reality of frontline policing.

A surgeon must remove his patient’s voice box to save his life, while another takes on a life-changing procedure for a patient with a rare auto-immune condition.

The semi-finals continue, and just seven extraordinary home cooks remain in the competition. It’s time for them to dig even deeper into their culinary books of tricks, as Anna and Grace are looking to whittle the numbers down once more. They’re aiming to go from seven to just five, so these contestants need to wow the judges like never before. Emotions are no doubt running high at this stage, so it’s only fitting that Anna and Grace have set them an emotional brief. All great food comes from the heart, and the judges would like one dish that is inspired by someone special. As well as emotion, every inch of the plate needs to demonstrate skill, technique and taste sensations that blow the judges away. Mums, dads and aunties are included in the picks, so emotion is guaranteed, but the amateurs will also need to keep those emotions in check for at least one hour and 45 minutes to enable them to deliver the goods. It’s then time for Anna and Grace to taste the semi-finalists' creations and pick the five cooks who have done enough to venture on in the competition. Two cooks are missing out on one of the most exhilarating tasks yet as they head home. The five remaining semi-finalists are whisked off to Whitehall, home to the luxury hotel Raffles London at the Old War Office (OWO), which, as the name suggests, was the former war office for military and secret service operations. The secrets held within its walls were also the inspiration for Ian Fleming’s James Bond, and tonight marks the landmark building’s 120th anniversary. MasterChef’s top agents, judges Grace and Anna, are ready to greet the semi-finalists with a secret mission. The five amateur cooks’ brief is to rustle up an anniversary feast for seven specially invited guests, who all hail from the world of espionage, including Dr Marsha Quallo-Wright, the director of technology futures at GCHQ, and former British intelligence officer Sir Alex Younger, one of the longest-serving chiefs of MI6. To add to the sense of occasion, the menu is prepared in the hotel’s Michelin-starred kitchen, with the amateurs each preparing a dish designed by esteemed chef Mauro Colagreco, who is also running service. Mauro is a true visionary, and his creations, which push boundaries and bring fruit and veg to the fore, have earned him three Michelin stars in France and one at the OWO. The menu has been specially designed by Mauro with an espionage theme, and the contestants need to demonstrate finesse and accuracy beyond anything they have produced before in a setting that is intimidating in itself. The pressure is well and truly on. The five cooks are so close the finals now, but they have a few more hurdles to jump before they get there.

It’s the quarter final, and Alan and the designers head to the UK’s 'town of books', Hay-on-Wye, in Wales, to transform two high-street shops. One is a specialist guitar shop and the other a gift shop featuring local arts and crafts. Working in pairs, they need to improve layout, footfall and visual merchandising before facing critiques from Michelle and retail expert Ross Bailey.

Responding to reports of a brick being thrown through a window, Dave and Jade enter a run-down building in south Belfast. Dave quickly realises they are in a drug den, and the men inside are squatting. An addict with a feeding tube in his nose tells Stephen how injecting cocaine has brought him to death’s door. On patrol in the city centre, Adam revisits the scene of a suicide that haunts him to this day. Jade reveals the mental price of being a frontline cop. Meanwhile, in the early hours of the morning, as the clubs spill out onto the streets, the Peelers’ car is attacked. Perri uses pepper spray to bring the suspect down, but as he, Jade and Adam wrestle with the man, a large crowd surrounds them. For the first time in his career, Perri hits his emergency button.

It’s Jacob’s birthday, and everyone notices there’s something up with Zoe. She punishes Dan as she focuses on Solomon’s big career break. Dan’s romantic trip might offer hope, but it triggers deeply buried memories for Zoe. Did she choose this island for a reason? Jacob is trying to hide his age from Will, not helped by Will’s Gen Z mates gatecrashing their night out at a local taverna. When Jess goes on the attack to save her own skin, Zoe is left with nowhere to go but out.

Characterful cottages in both south Wales and Norfolk are bought by people who didn’t originally intend to bid on them! A Staffordshire building plot just keeps on giving and giving!

Sonali Shah helps a couple from Berkshire who are looking for a fresh start in a new home in the Herefordshire countryside, following a life-threatening, life-changing event. With emotions running high during the property tours, Sonali pulls out all the stops to find them not just a new house but a peaceful, rural home where they can truly begin a new chapter.

Ross Kemp presents as a team of Strictly Come Dancing stars - Debbie McGee, Katie McGlynn, John Whaite and Rhys Stephenson - take on the Bridge of Lies for their chosen charities.

Alexander Armstrong is joined by co-host Ria Lina for the brainy quiz where the contestants try to score as few points as possible by plumbing the depths of their general knowledge to come up with the answers no-one else could think of.

Sara Cox meets Julia, a jazz singer with powerful memories of Reading’s Central Club – a place of music, domino tournaments and Caribbean pride, where her father was a local legend. With the building now abandoned, Sara's expert, Ethan Goodbody, faces the challenge of reviving its spirit in miniature. Can he bring back the stage, the iconic mural and the heartbeat of a vanished community?

Cathy’s book group gets an unexpected new member – Agnes. After accidentally picking up one of Cathy’s novels, Agnes discovers she has a surprising fondness for steamy fiction. When she gatecrashes the next group meeting to share her, ahem, insights, Cathy is mortified.

Chris and Frances are in Leicester to help Hector and Claudia transform their blank new-build plot into a Cypriot cooking garden for a growing family. Uneven grass, a sloped area behind the garage and a bare brick wall have left the space difficult to use. The couple dream of a garden reflecting Hector’s Cypriot heritage and their shared love of food, with a dedicated outdoor cooking and dining area, alongside a vegetable patch for their first child, Arthur, to learn about growing food. They also want to retain a grassy area for their dog, Lilo, to play in. Claudia and Hector met at Bristol University eight years ago, and after marrying in 2023, they celebrated their honeymoon in Rhodes with a romantic cooking class in the mountains. Now they’re ready to bring their Mediterranean-inspired vision home. Can the Garden Rescue team turn this blank canvas into a flourishing Cypriot cooking garden on a £4,000 budget?

Michael Portillo’s Belgian journey takes him back to Brussels to examine a dark chapter in the country’s past. At the Museum of Africa, on the edge of the city, he learns about Belgium’s brutal seizure of the Congo under King Leopold II and a grand exhibition to celebrate his colonial success. Travelling south into French-speaking Wallonia, Michael visits the site of the Battle of Waterloo, one of Britain’s most famous military victories. He explores a key position at Hougoumont Farm, where Wellington’s soldiers defended themselves from Napoleon’s forces, and joins re-enactors to fire a cannon known as Le Brutal. In the province of Hainaut, the centre of Belgium’s Industrial Revolution, Michael admires a 19th-century boat lift, one of four on the Canal du Centre, the only working examples of their kind in the world today.

From a windswept island chapel battered by the North Sea to a quiet Welsh farmhouse that shaped the future of a language, this episode travels to two remote National Trust sites whose powerful stories have inspired centuries of pilgrims, revealing the delicate conservation work protecting their remarkable stories.

The quiz show where players must avoid Impossible answers to stay in the competition. 17 people start today’s show, but how many of them will survive to face the £10,000 question?

Four more contenders face the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. Clive Myrie hosts, asking the questions on the contestants' specialist subjects: film adaptations of Shakespeare's tragedies, the Great Fire of London, the career of John Barnes and The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien.

Comedian Zoe Lyons presents the electrifyingly fast quiz with a £3,000 jackpot. Six plucky contestants compete across six rounds testing their general knowledge, quick thinking and speedy reactions whilst our ruthless spotlight patrols the studio. The contestants’ motivation in each round is simple: stay out of the light and you’ll be all right!

The team travel to north London to help out a family of five. In one day, they must transform the living room from an overrun play area into a space fit for all the family. Whilst upstairs they take on the challenge of creating a multifunctional home office and guest room.

Every year, spectacular seasons transform our planet. As they sweep across the world, they drive all life on Earth, bringing huge opportunities and great challenges to everything. This programme, narrated by Andrew Scott, celebrates the glorious nature of summer on Earth and the extraordinary ways animals and plants rise to the challenges it brings. With the sun shining and the flowers blooming, this is the season of splendid abundance, and the long hours of daylight make life burst out in a riot of activity. But you have to find clever ways to get your share of the good times while they last, and as temperatures soar, everything has to deal with sweltering heat. For a whole range of animals, from sneaky ring-tailed lemurs to battling ibex, and from overheated penguins to astonishing colour-changing lizards, summer is a time when the living is not always easy.

A fine pair of animal bronzes by John Skeaping and an olive wood desk from Jerusalem stand out from the crowd when Michael Aspel and the experts visit Uppingham School in Rutland. There's also a collection of gemstones exchanged with a monk for a tin of corned beef, and a kimono worn by George Formby.

Today Flog It! comes from Reading in Berkshire, where antiques experts Anita Manning and Nick Davies put values on the town's antiques and collectibles. Anita falls in love with a couple of American dolls and Nick finds some 19th-century French paperweights which get pulses racing at the auction. Paul Martin takes a trip to Cliveden House, which was at the centre of two important events in British politics in the 20th century.

Every day this week, celebrity contestants Nikki Fox, Ruthie Henshall, Danny John-Jules and Ignacio Lopez 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 the much-coveted House of Games wheelie luggage, or will they be tempted with the very popular bee hotel?

Two police officers always have time to get to know each other on the night shift. But PC Thompson’s previous partner died in a brutal attack less than a month ago, the forensics have gone missing, and PC Varney is beginning to ask a lot of awkward questions.

Giving birth in the UK is getting more dangerous; the number of women dying in childbirth is up 20% in the last ten years. Now, in Nottingham, the largest-ever maternity inquiry is underway, reviewing the medical records of thousands of births for signs of avoidable harm. Reporting for Panorama, Michael Buchanan hears powerful testimonies: from mothers who weren’t listened to, staff who blew the whistle but were ignored, and from parents whose babies’ tragic deaths were dismissed as ‘just bad luck’. The programme also hears from the new chief executive of the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, who has promised change. As families unite to demand answers, Panorama investigates how systemic neglect, inadequate staffing and a reluctance to learn from mistakes have led to heartbreak.

The semi-finals reach their end, and this is the most crucial stage of all. Which four of the five remaining cooks have what it takes to get that coveted place in Finals Week? Anna and Grace have two incredibly demanding tasks up their sleeves, and they want to see glimpses of championship-winning food in all the plates delivered. The judges have invited a true master of his craft to set the first brief, trailblazing pastry chef Philip Khoury, who spent six years working as head pastry chef of Harrods’ famous food hall and redefined baking without using eggs or dairy. Pastry is a field that strikes fear in many professional chefs, never mind amateurs, so the cooks need their wits about them as they are asked to recreate one of Philip’s signature desserts: dawn of a tropical day. Elements of the dessert include a coconut crémeux, mango and lime compote, coconut sponge, whipped coconut cream, a passion fruit gel and chocolate shavings. The semi-finalists need to follow Philip’s recipe to the letter, as every step of the process is integral to success. Technical in the extreme, it’s also unlikely the contestants have created anything similar before, especially a dessert that is totally plant-based. The amateurs have two hours and 15 minutes, which sounds a lot but is just enough time to create something of this magnitude. Will it have the look, taste and level of skill to impress Philip and the judges? Success here might make all the difference when it comes to Anna and Grace’s final judging. The last semi-final challenge is for five cooks to prepare one dish worthy of a MasterChef finalist and a place in the final four. Anna and Grace aren't taking this decision lightly. They’ve invited three esteemed food critics to taste the cook’s creations: Jimi Famurewa, William Sitwell and Xanthe Clay. This dish needs to have every ounce of skill that the cooks can muster and be twinned with flawless execution. Nothing escapes the critics’ and judges’ gazes. Just 90 minutes stand between the amateurs and a place in Finals Week, and nobody wants to miss out on what is quite simply the opportunity of a lifetime. But who has what it takes?

Mrs Brown's Boys actor Eilish O'Carroll joins Anna to explore their native Dublin. They celebrate the old and discover the new in their changing city, including a visit to the iconic Guinness factory, where brewing began in 1759. Inspired by the visit, Anna cooks with her mum, evoking childhood memories. Eilish also takes Anna to Moore Street, where traditional markets mix with global street food. The pair later cook a dish inspired by the city's diverse flavours.

Three sets of developers seek to squeeze every bit of space out of properties in Northampton, Leeds and Coventry.

Danny Sebastian presents today’s programme from the Great Wetherby Racecourse Antiques Fair in West Yorkshire. Helped by experts Caroline Hawley and Colin Young, the red and the blue teams go head-to-head to see who can buy the most profitable items to sell at auction. Meanwhile, Danny has an intriguing mystery item to perplex fairgoers.

A smashed-up wardrobe poses a carpentry conundrum for Bruce. Can he hammer, saw and smash his way to perfection?

After 15 years living and working in Dubai, two expats want to return home to the UK and need Sonali Shah’s help to find them a new home in wonderful West Sussex. Sonali also drops in on a farm that specialises in growing a variety of sunflowers, many of which are taller than she is!

Charlie and Flo are in Egham to transform Neil and Rumen's overgrown and unloved plot into an Islamic-themed garden. They would love a sophisticated space that echoes some of their travels, particularly their trips to the Middle East. Can the team achieve all this on a £5,000 budget?

Nigel Havers welcomes five more sellers to the Bidding Room, where they try to sell items to professional dealers who are on the lookout for interesting pieces, with help from expert Simon Bower. First in today is Claire, who has brought in some antique weighing scales. She believes they used to be in a chemist's in Leeds, but they have remained in fairly immaculate condition over the years. Will any of our dealers weigh in with heavy enough bids? Gary is in next, with some very interesting finds made for the tourist market. He bought the replica birthing and spinning chairs online, refurbished them and has had them tucked away ever since. He has brought them to Edinburgh HQ, hoping to give them a new lease of life. Next up to face the dealers is Shantal, with a pair of vases that even have Simon a bit puzzled. They have a unique design and a multitude of uses, but will any of our dealers see a way of utilising them? Fourth in is chef Michael. He’s hoping to cook up a storm in the room with his lightning rods. They have been part of Michael’s life for a very long time but have only recently come into his personal possession. Our very own mistress of metal, Melissa, is in the room today – but will any of the other dealers try and strike a deal? Our final seller is David with a collection of miniature lifebelts. Made by ship crew members as a memento to sell on, they were quite popular in the 1940s. He was gifted the collection, but they have been in the loft since he got them. He’s hoping to be able to rope in one of our dealers and get himself a good price. The dealers today are Melissa, James, Viki, Jon and Jo.

A special comedy edition of the general knowledge quiz in which four teams try to come up with the answers that no-one else could think of. Presented by Alexander Armstrong and co-host Richard Osman, with contestants Olga Koch, Chloe Petts, Arabella Weir, Jon Culshaw, Ted Robbins, Justin Moorhouse, Neil Delamere and Loyiso Gola.

BAFTA-award-winning comedian Romesh Ranganathan is back hosting one of the world’s most iconic quizzes. Eight celebrities must initially work together to bank as much money as possible for charity, before voting off one player per round as the weakest link. Only one player will be crowned the strongest link and will take home the prize for their charity. Celebrity contestants in this episode are Mel B, Eamonn Holmes, Shobna Gulati, Denis Lawson, Arielle Free, Briony May Williams, Nick Pickard and Rob Bent.

Nugget attempts to make all her Piri friends’ secret ‘wishing tree’ hopes and dreams come true - but gets them the wrong way round, with funny and very unexpected consequences.

Big Lizard frustrates Dad by stealing a strange plant from the ship. A disaster is averted when Big Lizard persuades Dad that there's more to this plant than meets the eye - and nose...

Weasy finds a box full of magic props but won't share, upsetting Spicy, who wants to be a magician too. Spicy is sad - until she discovers the Farm of the Future's latest invention. Now, her magic trick will make Weasy's act look ridiculous!

The tired heroes must quest to find out and stop whatever is making the loud wailing noise that has kept the residents of the forest up all night.

Duck realises that dogs are a duck’s best friend when he walks a poodle. But when Frog realises a picture with a poodle could mean fame, he goes all out to snap the dog for himself.

Can the bros survive Britain’s most haunted castle as they navigate spooky rooms in an attempt to avoid the tricks and collect the treats? As if that wasn’t scary enough, they also have to face four terrifying Gladiators - Dynamite, Viper, Diamond and Apollo! Callum also invites Adam and Joe to apply for a place at his Witch School, but which witch will win the challenge, and which bro will be forced to face an eight-legged fear as a forfeit?

Hammer, Nitro, Fire and Phantom flex their prank powers in the gym, but only one can win. Will donut dares, motivational mayhem or haunted gym bikes cause an early tap-out?

SV2 and Manny celebrate the World Cup on Blue Peter with skills, tricks and iconic goal recreations! The footballing duo go head-to-head as they take on challenges and look at legendary World Cup moments – don’t miss it!

Roses are stealing the spotlight at Longmeadow, and Monty is celebrating all the full, head-turning bloom. From richly scented classics to vibrant modern varieties, this is peak rose season - a chance to see them at their absolute best and solve some common problems. With planting in full swing across borders and beds, there are annuals and exotics to deal with, and in the veg plot, it’s time to plant lettuce and beetroots. Ashley Edwards visits Benton End, a place of artistic vision and horticultural legacy, to see a historic collection of bearded irises beloved by Cedric Morris. In Penarth, Sue Kent uncovers a rich mix of gardens, personalities and inspiration. A cleverly designed city garden in Brighton, packed with personality and planting inspiration, proves that small spaces can deliver big impact. Meanwhile, in Bedfordshire, one gardener has embraced a very different climate – filling his space with striking succulents and sun-loving plants to create a garden with a distinctly exotic edge.

From Charles Paget Wade's collection of samurai armour in Snowshill Manor to the Harpur-Crewe family's immense natural history collection at Calke Abbey, this episode explores the remarkable world of collectors – and the dedicated teams working to protect their extraordinary legacies of curious collectibles, rare wildlife and living heritage.

An unpredictable but joyous collection of weather-related chart hits, courtesy of two of the BBC’s most formidable forecasters, Carol Kirkwood and Tomasz Schafernaker. It’s a selection that covers all conditions, from Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone, to Why Does It Always Rain on Me, sprinkled throughout with fun facts and crucial context from Carol and Tomasz - clearly relishing this chance to step away from weather charts and test out the music charts.

On the set of an epic Welsh TV drama, The Mabinogion, a runner is found dead in a young starlet’s trailer. John and Janie are called to investigate the crew, and as they journey into the glamorous world of TV production, Janie finds herself starstruck by the actors, while John is simply struck by how much of an outsider he feels. They begin their interviews with the young lead of the show, Welsh actress Olivia Whitmore, who, to Janie’s surprise, is incredibly down to earth. She and Olivia click immediately, causing John to question whether Janie is able to put her personal connection aside and stay open to all suspects. Janie’s potential conflict of interest is soon put into perspective, however, when they encounter the next interviewee, Randall St Clair. The actor, who played John’s old Caesar sidekick, is a little frostier with John than expected. The duo look into the rest of the crew, which includes a stalactite-obsessed set designer, a laddish medic and an old-school make-up designer. On-set injuries, secret affairs and badly behaved owls all lead Janie and John towards the answer. But forced back into the world of his former life, can John summon what’s needed to uncover the truth, and can Janie remain professional when her new friend is a prime suspect?

In the aftermath of the devastating defeat at Wembley, Southgate’s guilt weighs heavily on his conscience. When the fans then turn on Southgate, accusing him of prioritising politics over performance, he begins to doubt himself ahead of a controversial World Cup in Qatar.

St John’s Wood United Synagogue in north London welcomes us to a traditional Orthodox Jewish morning prayer service, known as Shacharit. Led by Rabbi Yossi Binstock, the Shacharit includes various prayers from the Jewish prayer book, the Siddur, such as Morning Blessings, the Rabbi and Mourner’s Kaddish, Verses of Praise, the Shema, the Long Tachanun and the Amidah. There is also a public reading from the Holy Torah Scroll. After Shacharit, members of the congregation take the opportunity to catch up with one another, and we hear what their faith means to them and why this service is a key part of their daily routine.

Zog and Gadabout try to rescue Princess Pearl, who has been locked up in her uncle's castle. Based on the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

Eric Knowles presents today’s programme from The Second Hand Warehouse in Leominster, Herefordshire. Aided by Kate Bliss and Philip Serrell, the reds and the blues go head-to-head to see who can buy the most profitable items to take to auction.

Although originally from the UK, today’s couple have been living in Canada since the 1980s but they are back home and with Ginny Buckley’s help, are raring to find a new way of life and a new house in Dorset.

A look at the Gulf Coast - a diverse water world teeming with life. In Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp, an alligator mother exhibits newly observed behaviour as she stirs the swamp to help her hatchlings learn to hunt. In Florida's Crystal River, manatees gather, and young males practise courtship in a rarely filmed behaviour known as cavorting. The Everglades reveal a new perspective on the apple snail, laying its eggs above water to protect them from fish while facing danger from aerial predators. On Marco Island, Florida, burrowing owls find love amidst suburban sprawl - a unique glimpse into their adaptation to human habitats. In the Texan thorn scrub, rarely seen footage shows a mother ocelot, one of the last remaining in the United States, raising her kittens.

A look at the Andes, a landscape of dramatic contrasts where life adapts to extremes. In Ecuador, a mother bear and her cubs navigate a dangerous rock face for the first time, a journey never captured on drone before. In Peru, the rare spatuletail hummingbirds, with only 500 males left, engage in intense competition, with five males vying in a single courtship area - something never filmed before. In southern Peru, the marbled four-eyed frog, capable of freezing solid and reviving daily, is documented for the first time. Torrent ducks in Argentina navigate geothermally heated rivers, showcasing their resilience. In Chile, salt-flat lizards engage in fierce battles for territory, with new evidence suggesting females may intentionally trigger these fights. High in the Andes, flamingos perform mating dances on crimson lakes, while the Atacama Desert experiences a rare bloom, revealing life’s adaptability in one of the harshest environments on earth.

Twenty-eight years since Scotland last qualified for a World Cup, Kevin Bridges embarks on a global journey to understand what football has become, and whether the sport that once brought people together still has beauty at its heart. Kevin starts in Clydebank, where his own love of football began during the 1998 World Cup. Meeting his old pal and Scotland vice-captain John McGinn, Kevin revisits those early memories of jumpers for goalposts and the idea that football could mean something bigger than the game itself. But they also consider how football has changed, and maybe lost some of its soul, prompting Kevin to embark on a journey to find out whether the beautiful game still exists. And where better to find out than the home of Jogo Bonito - Brazil. Kevin meets Daniel, a world champion who has returned to the favelas to coach young players on the pitches that overlook the city. Football here offers an escape and a reason to dream and hope, and the kids play with an ease and creativity born of their surroundings. In São Paulo, Kevin joins a local torcida, one of the fiercely loyal fan collectives whose chants, drums and banners animate Brazilian football. In the space of one day, Kevin experiences both sides of Brazilian passion: the intoxicating unity of the torcida, and the uneasy knowledge that the forces commercialising the sport are already at its gates. At várzea matches played on dirt pitches, Kevin finds that a game unimpeded by the rise of corruption, money and corporate sponsors still exists, even if it is being threatened by property developers. Kevin's final stop is New York City, where contrary to his expectations, the support for football is exploding. He speaks to fans and visits a bar in the morning to witness lines of people round the block waiting to come inside and loudly support Arsenal. Back in Scotland, Kevin reconnects with home and with the next generation of fans. He and John McGinn visit their old school, where young children talk about the Scottish team with the same excitement he once felt, and he understands that the spirit of the game doesn’t disappear, it just moves. Football may have become a global business, but its essence - the sound of kids playing, the heartbeat of a crowd, the belief that anything is possible - remains the same. The beautiful game never left, it’s just harder to hear beneath the noise.

Carol Kirkwood takes an alphabetical journey through the world of gardening, getting inspiration and advice from some of the BBC's most popular garden presenters and programmes. In this episode, she explores subjects that all begin with the letter F.

Christine Walkden takes to the skies above Oxfordshire to explore the county's gardens. She visits Waterperry, where the gardeners are the custodians of a formidable legacy, and chats with Mary, the first woman to present Gardeners' World. At Kingston Bagpuize, she meets the third-generation owner of a remarkable garden. Plus the roots of the Henley Regatta.

Sean Fletcher and Adam Henson are in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, for the Balmoral Show, the region’s largest agricultural and food event, welcoming more than 100,000 visitors each year. As the show celebrates its 157th year, Sean and Adam meet the people who make it such a vital gathering for the region’s farming community and explore how events like this are crucial to their future. Adam explores heritage crafts that community members are determined to preserve, and he joins families showing their prize livestock. Sean takes charge of the stopwatch at the tractor-handling competition and gets hands-on with traditional local produce that is valuable to the region’s economy.

As the summer tourist season gets under way, Dougie is in Glencoe meeting the man who has been running youth hostels in the Highlands for the last 30 years. Arlene is in Perthshire, where she meets the Belgian family pursuing their dream of running a sheep farm. Meanwhile, Robert Burns fan Cammy makes a pilgrimage to Ellisland Farm in Dumfriesshire, where Burns penned his best-known poems. He finds out how life there inspired the poet, and how the farm is being protected for the future. And Leanna is on the Solway coast searching for natterjack toads, Scotland's rarest amphibian.

Sound advice for everyday gardening from Brian Cunningham and Calum Clunie at Beechgrove. Calum is planting up hanging baskets, a great way to decorate a doorstep or shed, and talks about his favourite bedding plants to get planted right now. Brian demonstrates the best way to tackle a border that has gotten out of control and what you should be doing with some of your rhododendrons at this time of year. Calum is busy in his family plot at Beechgrove as he shows just what can be done in an average-sized garden, and also in his competition plot, where he has been challenged to cultivate a border full of scent. There is a report from one of the show’s regular contributors and their allotment in Perth, along with all the week’s handy hints.

Mary travels to the beautiful city of Bristol. Her connection to the city is extensive: it was here that she had her first job and where her son William studied at university, and it's currently home to her granddaughter Grace. The largest city in the south west of England, Bristol is a vibrant, multicultural town with a strong community spirit. From the buzzing, recently developed harbor front to the flourishing independent restaurants, Mary is ready to rediscover the city she knew of old. First stop is a sunrise hot air balloon display. Mary used to watch them float silently above the city, but now she prepares to see then up close. Next, a Michelin-starred restaurant embracing the street art so synonymous with Bristol. Mary is intrigued by the 20-course tasting menu, but having been inspired by the creativity of Bristol and its favorite son Banksy, will she try her hand at spray painting? New experiences abound, but there’s one place special from Mary’s past she always visits when in Bristol - her beloved late son William’s memorial plaque, a tribute from his university tutor commemorating his life and time spent studying in the city. Mary will be cooking up her own mouthwatering recipes. Her Tuscan chicken and her pear and blueberry galette are firm family favorites. There's also shakshuka, perfect for sharing and served with deliciously simple garlic parsley flatbreads, cooked overlooking the famous Clifton Suspension Bridge. Plus a dish bursting with flavor: her prawn and courgette stir-fry.

Andi Oliver’s in Folkestone to help local singer-songwriter Sophia Stutchberry stage a spectacular festival at the old Victorian bandstand to celebrate the town’s unsung musical heritage and rich cultural diversity. Can Andi devise a feast that takes inspiration from the wide range of international cuisines she encounters, from Polish to Syrian, Ukrainian to Nepalese? And it’s not just food that makes a festival, so can she also pull together a diverse line-up of musicians who draw a crowd, showing Folkestone is a culturally rich town with a great future?

National treasure Anthea Turner goes up against fresh-faced buddie and antique newbie Darren Harriott in their mighty 1966 Mustang. They join iconic auctioneer Philip Serrell and jewellery superstar Ishy Khan on a tour of Cambridgeshire, looking for treasures to make the biggest win at auction. Anthea’s excitable effervescence and previous road trip tricks ensure a very mixed bag of goodies, from a mid-century dressmaker’s mannequin and a dainty pair of Tiffany grape scissors to a Soviet air raid siren and a soumac rug. Meanwhile, Darren and Ishy go all out, scooping up toy soldiers, a hat stretcher, fancy firedogs and a Japanese pagoda-style lantern.

Steve and the team head to the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan to find one of the world’s most endangered big cats – the snow leopard. Kyrgyzstan sits at the heart of the global snow leopard population, but from the Himalayas in the south to Russia in the north, snow leopards are under threat right across their range. The goal of this expedition is to explore the remote and impenetrable Djangart valley. Snow leopards are known to live north and south of here, but nothing is known about what lies between. No one has studied the cats here because these high-altitude peaks are so difficult to access, but this region is packed with precious minerals, and mining companies now have their sights firmly set on the Djangart valley. Teaming up with Kyrgyz conservation group Snow Leopard Foundation, Steve and the team set out to find evidence of a breeding population of snow leopards. If they can find snow leopards living and breeding here, they hope to persuade the government of Kyrgyzstan to turn the Djangart valley into a protected nature reserve.

2014. Niall has built a new life, but old ties resurface when Mona reconnects with Ruben. Events spiral towards an intense and devastating conclusion.

As Euro 2024 begins, England arrive as favourites for Southgate’s final tournament. Gareth is forced to make some challenging changes to the team and puts his trust in a new generation. When the team struggles unexpectedly and pressure mounts, Gareth wonders how his story will end.

A driving instructor and his wife are determined to transform a Derby bungalow, Jacqui wants to solve the mystery of a house in Corby, and in north Wales, Dion seeks enlightenment.

Actor Mark Benton joins Robson on a Scottish road trip in East Lothian. Robson introduces his pal to bird watching in Musselburgh and books them into a cookery school in Longniddry to prepare lobster - where Mark is dazzled by a baked potato! The duo stay over in a converted double-decker bus before they attempt a scaled-down Highland Games, and welly-tossing antics ensue.

Ross Kemp presents the quiz show where a team of four – in this episode, family members Angela, Lianne, Rachel and Nichola – take on the Bridge of Lies. One by one, they all face the Bridge, choosing who faces each crossing depending on the question category. Each crossing has 32 potential steps, including 22 truths and ten lies. They must cross the Bridge by stepping on the truths and avoiding the lies, earning money for each correct answer. Step on a lie and the Bridge will halve their money. Step on three lies, and they are out of the game. There is always a safe path across the Bridge. They just have to find it. Once they have each faced the Bridge on their own, those who have been successful will join forces to face the final crossing for a chance to take home the cash.

Alexander Armstrong is joined by co-host Ria Lina for the brainy quiz where the contestants try to score as few points as possible by plumbing the depths of their general knowledge to come up with the answers no-one else could think of.

The team encounter a group of scammers claiming to be phone giants BT. Using the cover of uploading new security software to customers' systems, they try to gain access to their victims' computers and then their bank accounts. And they have got one couple in Yorkshire on the hook. The team have their work cut out to locate the couple and convince them who to believe.

David Tennant hosts, with guest panellists politician and journalist Michael Gove and comedian Chloe Petts joining team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton as they delve into the news.

Police in Edinburgh receive a call from a university reporting that the family of 19-year-old international student Xiaoqiang have been unable to reach him for the past five days and are becoming increasingly worried. A call to Xiaoqiang’s mother in China soon reveals why she is so worried - they are a wealthy family, and Xiaoqiang has been asking her for unusually large sums of money. As soon as Xiaoqiang is made high risk, police trace his phone to a location in Durham. Further enquiries suggest he is in a hotel, and officers from Durham Police are sent to check, quickly locating Xiaoqiang in a hotel room. Xiaoqiang tells them that he is fine, and that he just wants some peace from his ‘controlling’ mother. He doesn’t appear to be at risk, and as he is an adult, police can declare him safe without needing to notify his family of his whereabouts. Edinburgh Police initially believe that to be the end of the story, but ten days later, they are alerted that Xiaoqiang’s family have once again reported him missing. This time, his mother has come in person to the police station, along with his UK-based cousin Xin Yu and a translator. Xiaoqiang has not been answering calls, but this morning his mother received an alarming video clip from him in which he appears to be crying, with his bloodied head in a bandage and describing being taken to a warehouse and beaten. He pleads with his mother to transfer money or the people who are threatening him ‘will cut off his fingers’. While Xiaoqiang’s mother is consumed with fear for his safety, police urgently need to get to the bottom of the video. Xiaoqiang’s mother is convinced that he is being extorted, but when Chief Inspector Hamilton analyses the video, he spots that it has been filmed in the same hotel room that he was in during the previous missing case. Police urgently need to find Xiaoqiang to determine what is really happening, and whether he is at serious risk of harm. A team from Durham races to the hotel, but the mystery only deepens when they find the hotel room empty. In Glasgow, another mother is worried that her son may be in danger. Twenty-year-old Daniel has failed to return after leaving to go hiking in the mountains, and it is now almost night-time. Beyond knowing that he was planning to drive for around an hour to get to an unknown location with the word Ben in its name, Daniel's mother has no idea where he went. At Cathcart Police Station, Sergeant Emma Waterston dispatches teams to travel towards the mountains north of Glasgow, but with so few details of where Daniel has headed, they are unable to focus the search. Police decide to try and focus on finding Daniel’s car as a way of pinpointing which mountain he may be on. His distressed mother tells officers at her house that this is the first time he has not been contactable by phone, and she also believes that he is not well prepared for the mountains, putting added pressure on police to find him before the weather worsens overnight. Concerns grow when the 999 control room sends through a call that may have come from Daniel, stating only that he is lost before cutting out. It now seems likely that Daniel is still on the mountain without a functioning phone and no light to guide him. Local specialist Sergeant Nikki Collison is brought in from Stirling to help direct the search, but even with data from Daniel’s phone now helping to narrow down the location, it still leaves a 75-mile area to search. It is only when Daniel’s car is finally located and new information comes to light that officers can mount a major search operation. But just as a helicopter lifts off to scour the mountain for signs of life, bad weather rolls in and the search is suspended. Whatever has happened to Daniel, it will be dawn before the operation can resume.

Strictly professional dancer Amy Dowden has some family mysteries to solve. Amy knows that her dad’s father, Frank Dowden, was adopted but knows nothing about the family beyond that. She would love to get some answers for her dad. On her mum’s side, there’s a rumour of a murder, but Amy doesn’t have any details – was her ancestor the victim or the perpetrator? Amy starts in west Wales to investigate the murder rumour. She meets her distant cousin Wyn at his home in Ceredigion, where he shows Amy her three-times great-grandfather’s family Bible. Amy sees the name Elinor Jenkins and reads that she was shot dead by the 'cruel man Offley Owen' in November 1888, aged 14. Amy is shocked – who was Elinor? Wyn explains that she was the sister of her great-great-grandmother – Amy’s three-times great aunt – and that she was killed at the nearby Berthlwyd Farm, where she worked as a servant. At the farm, Amy meets historian Dr Angela Muir. They piece together what happened to Elinor through newspaper reports. Elinor was working at the farm with a 17-year-old lad called Offley Owen. A newspaper article reports that Offley showed Elinor his gun, and not realising it was loaded, he shot her. Angela explains that in all cases of suspicious death, an inquest is called. A verdict of manslaughter was recorded, so Offley would be tried in the assizes courts in Carmarthen. In Carmarthen, Amy meets historian Dr Eryn White. She explains that Offley pleaded not guilty and that the prosecution announced they would call no witnesses. Amy is shocked to learn he was discharged. Eryn explains that often in cases like this the court took into account the character and reputation of the perpetrator. Offley was a young man who had never been in trouble with the law. There was also a long-standing tradition in Wales of pursuing mediation and sorting out cases within the community. Amy goes to a church in Blaenpennal, where her three-times great-aunt Elinor was laid to rest, to see if she can find out if there was any closure for the family. Genealogist Eilir Ann Daniels shows Amy an account of Elinor’s funeral. She was remembered ‘as a young person of more than ordinary ability’. Amy is delighted to learn that a valley near the farm where she lost her life is now known as Cwm Nell, or Elinor’s Valley. Amy moves on to her dad’s side of the family. She knows her grandad Frank was adopted as a baby after his mother died, but Amy wonders what the circumstances were and why he was the only one of six children to be given up for adoption. To begin her search, Amy meets historian Dr Laura Rowe, who shows her Frank’s parents Louisa and Bill’s marriage certificate. She’s surprised to discover they married in Bristol in 1907 and even more surprised that it reveals her great-grandmother Louisa was English and not Welsh as she thought. Laura then shows her Bill’s naval service record from World War I. She discovers his dangerous work aboard a minesweeper and is delighted to read an account of a dramatic rescue at sea he was involved with, which earned him mention in letter of commendation from the Admiralty. After the war, Bill returned to New Tredegar and his work in the mines there. Here, Amy meets mining historian Dr Ben Curtis. Ben tells her that Bill returned to mining at a very precarious moment. In an attempt to maximise profits, mine owners pushed wages down, and when the unions refused to accept the new terms, workers were locked out of the mines. For families like Amy’s great-grandfather’s, the impact was devastating. He would have struggled to feed his family of six children. Eventually, after two months of being locked out, the miners ended up accepting terms and went back to work. Amy knows that her great-grandmother Louisa also died around that time and worries what a desperate time it was for the family. She now wants to see if she can find out how Louisa died. Amy searches for Louisa’s death certificate and is shocked when she reads that her great-grandmother died of breast cancer in 1921. Amy herself had breast cancer, as did her mum, but she’s now discovered that breast cancer is also on her father’s side. Medical historian Dr Agnes Arnold-Forster tells Amy that at the time there would have been no hope of a cure for Louisa. Amy speculates that perhaps Bill and Louisa made the decision together to give up Frank, their baby son, for adoption. A census return just a few weeks after Louisa’s death shows that the children were scattered, with the oldest girls living alone in the family home and Bill in Cardiff possibly looking for work. Agnes shows Amy photographs of Louisa and the children. At the church where her great-grandparents are buried, Amy pays her respects. She reflects on how ancestors on both sides of her family have had to face enormous difficulties but have shown strength and resilience moving forward – something Amy feels she’s had to dig deep for in her own.

Who will be first past the chequered flag in the south east of England? While two teams of bargain hunters race around a huge antiques centre, host Charlie Ross learns about a driver who took the British motor racing scene by storm in the 1930s and 40s. In his hometown of Bourne, Charlie speaks to historian Peter Dobson about the highs and lows of Raymond Mays’s extraordinary racing career. Doing laps of the antiques centre in Kingston upon Thames are sisters Julie and Debbie, with their expert Jonathan Pratt, and married couple Jack and Amanda, with expert Kate Bliss. It turns out the sisters have come prepared, taking out their own jeweller’s loupes to get a closer look at a silver-plated dish! Elsewhere, the blues pick out a pooch from a cabinet. After two expensive buys, they’re after something cheap, but the carved wooden hound doesn’t get their tails wagging. At the auction in Buckinghamshire, Jack and Amanda are celebrating their first wedding anniversary, so regardless of who triumphs in the saleroom, they’re going home on a high!

On the final leg of his Belgian journey, Michael Portillo travels to Namur, capital of Wallonia, to discover a citadel dating back to the 10th century. He learns about the traditional sport of stilt jousting, still popular in the city today, and enjoys an exciting battle between the two historic teams. Travelling to Hotton in the Ardennes Forest, Michael explores a spectacular network of limestone caves discovered by chance in the 1950s and learns how they were formed over five million years. Finishing his trip in Florenville, just a couple of miles from the French border, he heads to the stunning Orval Abbey. Like a number of Belgian monasteries, it is known for its Trappist beer, and after a tour of the brewery, Michael ends his trip with a tipple.

The wait is over: the search for Northern Ireland’s greatest garden is almost at an end. Five passionate gardeners have reached the final. After an early autumn road trip spent revisiting these five truly incredible gardens to refresh their memories, Carol and Diarmuid join the finalists, their families and friends at Greenmount’s walled garden in County Antrim to reveal which one of the five will be named greatest garden.

In Cardiff, Clive Myrie meets business owner Shalize, who wants to find a way to future-proof her health due to a family history of type 2 diabetes. Clive's suggestion is simple, powerful and time-efficient: press-ups! Do them regularly, and the science shows they could reduce the risk of diabetes, lower blood pressure and even help you live longer. A tiny habit with life-changing potential.

Every day this week, celebrity contestants Simon Armitage, Josie Gibson, Ardal O'Hanlon and Adele Roberts 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 the much-coveted House of Games wheelie luggage, or will they be tempted with the very popular bee hotel?

Michael begins a journey across the Balkan countries of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Armed with shield and sword and weighed down by a heavy helmet, he mounts a valiant defence against fierce latter-day Roman gladiators in the 2,000-year-old amphitheatre at Pula on Croatia’s Istrian peninsula. He assumes the duties of stationmaster at Vodnjan, explores an organic olive farm at Chiavalon, and rides in the presidential Cadillac to the summer residence of Marshal Josip Tito, the communist president of Yugoslavia until his death in 1980. He finishes this leg of his journey in the town of Buzet, where he discovers some beautifully preserved 15th-century frescoes in a tiny church. The priest explains how they depict the dance of death.

Paul takes Bob to one of his favourite rivers to fly fish – the beautiful chalk stream of the River Itchen in Hampshire. As it's Paul's birthday week, he gets to call all the shots, but the only present he really wants is to catch a wild brown trout in this idyllic location. Later, Paul catches up with an old friend, actor and fellow angler James Murray, who is campaigning to save the precious salmon which are fast declining in our chalk streams, both on the Itchen and the neighbouring River Test.

In 2015, Meg decides she wants Believe in Magic to take a group of children to Disney World in Florida for Christmas. Her health prohibits her from flying too high, but Jean manages to persuade specialist pilots to take her across the Atlantic in a private plane, flying just a few hundred feet above sea level. Meg will make it to Disney after all. But a year later, the parents-turned-sleuths have tracked Megan and Jean down to Disney World in Florida and are still questioning how ill she really is. They can see that people are still donating to the fundraising campaign, many of them also parents of sick children, and so they resolve to raise the alarm that Meg might not be ill at all. But then a tragedy makes them question everything they’ve uncovered.

Sean Fletcher and Adam Henson are in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, for the Balmoral Show, the region’s largest agricultural and food event, welcoming more than 100,000 visitors each year. As the show celebrates its 157th year, Sean and Adam meet the people who make it such a vital gathering for the region’s farming community and explore how events like this are crucial to their future. Adam explores heritage crafts that community members are determined to preserve, and he joins families showing their prize livestock. Sean takes charge of the stopwatch at the tractor-handling competition and gets hands-on with traditional local produce that is valuable to the region’s economy.

Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and the team are live from the National Trust's Crom Estate as nature writes its own stories, with triumph, heartbreak and surprise around every corner. The live remote cameras are capturing fledging, predation and drama around the clock, from otters on the lough shore to red squirrels in ancient woodland. Meanwhile, Iolo Williams remains at the Knepp rewilding estate in Sussex, where he takes a look the lives of some of the country's rarest species.

The goddess of pop sits down for a fun and in-depth chat with Rylan Clark about her new record, biggest hits, and incredible life and career. Featuring archive footage from across the decades of Cher's hit records and television appearances, illustrating her glittering music career, success in film, iconic fashion choices and the ways she has influenced so many people.

Natasha Raskin Sharp is in her home city of Glasgow, where she visits the world-famous Burrell Collection – 9,000 rare antiques and artworks that were donated to the city in 1944. Meanwhile, Danny Sebastian and Roo Irvine are on hand to help the reds and the blues.

Robson joins up with Sheli McCoy, aka Gladiator Sabre, to explore her home area of Fife. They take a paddleboard tour of the coast, followed by a farm stay overnight. In the morning, they embark on a stunning road trip to Ansruther, where they take a boat trip to the nature reserve of the Isle of May. Famous for its bird life, fauna and flora, the pair attempt to capture the scene with landscape artist Liz Myhill.

Chris and Flo are in Winchester to transform Stefan and Lucinda’s unloved plot into a garden where they can indulge their love of making meals outdoors. They would love a kitchen in the garden and a spot to grow produce they can cook on the barbecue. Can the team achieve all this on a £6,000 budget?

Ross Kemp presents the quiz show where a team of four – in this episode, friends Phoebe, Katie, Sam and Cal – take on the Bridge of Lies. One by one, they all face the Bridge, choosing who faces each crossing depending on the question category. Each crossing has 32 potential steps, including 22 truths and ten lies. They must cross the Bridge by stepping on the truths and avoiding the lies, earning money for each correct answer. Step on a lie and the Bridge will halve their money. Step on three lies, and they are out of the game. There is always a safe path across the Bridge. They just have to find it. Once they have each faced the Bridge on their own, those who have been successful will join forces to face the final crossing for a chance to take home the cash.

Alexander Armstrong is joined by co-host Ria Lina for the brainy quiz where the contestants try to score as few points as possible by plumbing the depths of their general knowledge to come up with the answers no-one else could think of.

Can you guess the answer to David Harper’s question at the start of the show? You’ll have to watch for more clues! While David bamboozles fairgoers in Detling with his mystery item, two best friends take on a team of twins in a bid to make the most money at auction and win the coveted golden gavel. In red are pals Roo and Yas, who met while playing tennis at school, but can they ace their opponents, twin brothers Ben and Luke? The lads admit to having different tastes, but they always manage to compromise. With expert Mark Stacey by their side, the reds take a shine to a vintage-looking desk lamp, but it doesn’t have the age they’re looking for. Meanwhile, the blues brothers and Kate Bliss hit the ground running – literally – skidding to a stop by a stall selling two giant wooden seahorses. Is it neigh or yay to the sculptures? More importantly is it a neigh or a yay from the bidders at today’s saleroom in Windsor?

Chris and Diarmuid are in Oxford to help Adam, Vaneesha and her father, Graham, transform their two triangular, mirror-image gardens each with a patio and a solitary shed into one vibrant, family-friendly space. In memory of Vaneesha’s late mother, the garden will be bursting with colourful flowers celebrating her Indian heritage. It will also serve as a sensory haven for their autistic daughter, Raveena, with features like water play and a Wendy house for imaginative fun. While designed to be low maintenance, Graham hopes to enjoy some flowers of his own. Vaneesha and Adam, who live next door to Graham with their three daughters, want a peaceful garden where the whole family can come together, play and find comfort in each other’s company. Can the team unite these two awkward plots into one stunning garden on a £6,000 budget?

In Northern Ireland, a devastating wildfire tears through the Glens of Antrim, threatening farmland, homes and livestock. As flames spread across the hills, the fire service battle to save buildings, animals and livelihoods. With a drone team and the Irish Air Corps called in, it becomes a race against time to stop the blaze before it consumes everything in its path. In North Yorkshire, police close in on a brutal gang of badger baiters, after a tip-off from a local Rural Watch group leads officers to a car full of suspects and a horrific crime scene. As forensic evidence is pieced together, investigators are determined to bring the perpetrators to justice. And in Hertfordshire, reporter Paul Colgan experiences the challenges of rural policing first hand when he gets behind the wheel of a 4x4 to navigate rough terrain and uncover the realities of crime in Britain’s countryside.

The detectorists climb the fells at Crummock Water in blistering heat, hoping to find a bracelet given to a heartbroken daughter by her late father. The freedivers are out in force, searching Ullswater for a precious pendent, and jeweller Nisha turns old damaged coins into treasure again.

Every day this week, celebrity contestants Simon Armitage, Josie Gibson, Ardal O'Hanlon and Adele Roberts 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 the much-coveted House of Games wheelie luggage, or will they be tempted with the very popular bee hotel?

Ably assisted by Lila, an expert labrador, Michael Portillo hunts for truffles in the Istrian countryside near the hilltop town of Buzet. His railway adventure through the Balkan countries of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina then continues on the fashionable tourist coast at Opatija, which he reaches in style in the driver’s cab of a brand new electric train. In Rijeka, Michael discovers the history of a bizarre military coup led by an Italian poet in the aftermath of the First World War. He finishes on the moonscape island of Pag, where he helps to make the salty cheese for which the island is famed.

Marcus is visiting a local farmers' market, where each week a local French chef impresses the crowds with a live cooking demo. However, he’s been told a British chef is cooking tonight, and that chef… is Marcus. Can he convince the locals that Brits know how to cook? Later, Marcus has a VIP guest coming for dinner, the mayor of St Remy’s sister, and he really wants to impress. As she is a bit of a history buff, he decides to do some research into the origins of some local produce to find culinary inspiration.

Sandi Toksvig hosts a specially spooky episode of QI with David Mitchell, Richard Osman, Zoe Lyons and Alan Davies.

As David Cameron wins a shock majority at the 2015 general election, the implications immediately dawn on all concerned. There is no coalition negotiation to stop the Conservatives from fulfilling an election pledge to hold a referendum on whether Britain should leave the EU. Nigel Farage fails to win a seat and resigns as UKIP leader but quickly U-turns. He sets up Leave.EU to campaign for Brexit. Meanwhile, as Cameron continues his negotiation with the EU, his demands are watered down. It makes it even more important he recruits Boris Johnson and Michael Gove to the Remain campaign - but they haven't yet made a decision.

The pressure builds as chicks prepare to fledge and predators close in. The Springwatch team hope to capture even more intimate moments from the lives of the wildlife calling National Trust Crom home through their 24-hour remote camera surveillance. Away from Crom, Iolo Williams spends his final night live at Knepp, where rewilding is transforming the landscape. From free-roaming grazing animals to rare species returning against the odds, Iolo discovers how nature is reclaiming one of Britain’s most ambitious conservation projects.

A surgeon must remove his patient’s voice box to save his life, while another takes on a life-changing procedure for a patient with a rare auto-immune condition.