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Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.
Escape to the Country
Series 26: 48. Cornwall
Briony May Williams helps a Sheffield couple find their ideal Cornish home.
Shift the Thrift
Series 1: 10. Harrogate
Sonja and Aubrey thrift in Harrogate for a cat sanctuary.
Great Japanese Railway Journeys
Series 1: 13. Tokyo to Sendai
Michael heads north from Tokyo to Honshu’s Tohoku region, the rice granary of Japan.
Gardeners' World
2026: Episode 7
Monty is adding a dash of Mediterranean flair and flavour by planting lemons in pots.
BBC News
30/04/2026
Twenty-four hours a day, the latest national and international stories as they break.
Politics Live
The big political issues of the day.
Snooker: World Championship
2026: Day 13, Afternoon Session...
Coverage of day 13 of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.
The Best Dishes Ever
Series 1: 2. Speedy Cooking
The menu includes Nigella Lawson's sausage meatballs and Nigel Slater's herb butter squid.
Natural World
2009-2010: 14. Forest Elephants: Rumbles in the Jungle
A look at the social lives and unique vocalisations of Central Africa's forest elephants.
Flog It!
Series 17: Episode 34
In Kent, Jonathan Pratt unearths a horn beaker used by Winston Churchill.
Richard Osman's House of Games
Series 8: Week 5: Thursday
Kelle Bryan, Antony Costa, Alexei Sayle and Emma Sidi face more trivia questions.
Series 1: 14. Sendai to Lake Toya...
Michael’s bullet train takes him through the undersea Seikan tunnel to Hokkaido.
2026: Day 13, Evening Session
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Series 7: 4. River Trent, Nottinghamshire - Barbel...
Paul and Bob fish the mighty River Trent for the barbel and welcome a very special guest.
Newsnight
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Paddy O'Connell.
BBC Weather
Weather bulletin.
On the Basis of Sex
The story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's fight for gender equality.
MasterChef
Series 22: Episode 2
Six more amateurs work to secure a quarter-final place in the second heat of the week.
Michael Jackson: An American Tragedy
Series 1: Episode 3
Jackson dies while planning a comeback, and his estate races to monetise his legacy.
Artemis: To the Moon and Back
The inside story of the Artemis II mission - filmed over three and a half years at NASA.
