

BBC Two Tuesday, 20 May Find out what's on TV.
- 4:05am
This Is BBC TWO
Preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two.
- 6:30am
Bargain Hunt
Series 71 : Ardingly 5Charlie Ross learns how to restore old film footage, and two teams hunt for bargains at one of the UK's biggest antiques fairs, with expertsStephanie Connell and Nick Hall.
- 7:15am
The Bidding Room
Series 6 Episode 30: Gym Horse, Vivienne Westwood Dress, Iron LionNigel 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 to cartwheel through the doors are budding young actress Grace and her mum Leanne, with a gym horse. Used as a prop in a recent production of the musical, Matilda, they are selling on behalf of their local stage school to raise money for their next show.
- 8:00am
Extraordinary Portraits
Series 4 Episode 1Bill Bailey matches a remarkable young woman with cancer, who set up her own charity, with a realist painter to create a new art work.
- 8:30am
Alison Hammond's Big Weekend
Series 1 Episode 1: Perrie EdwardsAlison Hammond spends a big weekend with pop star Perrie Edwards. Perrie opens up about her home life, her struggles with anxiety and not being able to be alone.
- 9:00am
BBC News
Twenty-four hours a day, the latest national and international stories as they break.
- 12:15pm
Politics Live
Jo Coburn invites a panel of guests to share their opinions on the newsmaking stories of the day.
- 1:00pm
The Edge
Series 2 Episode 2Gabby Logan presents the game show that mixes general knowledge quizzing and bowling.
- 1:45pm
Lightning
Series 2 Episode 7Comedian 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.
- 2:15pm
Unbeatable
Series 1 Episode 22Jason Manford hosts the quiz show where players face a question and pick from a board of six rankable answers. Some answers are good, but only one is unbeatable.
- 3:00pm
Saved and Remade
Series 1Araf has a lifetime of travel memories after a career as an air steward and a keen photographer. He has captured his own family's history over generations, but the photographs are shut away, and Araf would love something that would bring out the memories and become a piece he can pass down.
- 3:45pm
Hidden Kingdoms
Urban JunglesIn the chaotic streets of Rio a young marmoset is separated from his gang and forced to confront of the dangers of the city alone. In the futuristic metropolis of Tokyo, a rhinoceros beetle escapes his captors and begins a journey to find sanctuary.
- 4:45pm
Villages by the Sea
Series 1 : Robin Hood's BayArchaeologist Ben Robinson reveals the story of smuggling intrigue and bravery on the Yorkshire coast.
- 5:15pm
Flog It!
Series 14 Episode 22: Falmouth 12This episode comes from the National Maritime Museum, Cornwall based in Falmouth. Antiques expert Philip Serrell finds an unusual tortoise with an excellent pedigree and Caroline Hawley takes an electric guitar to auction which plucks at the heart-strings of the bidders. And Paul Martin goes deep underground to uncover Cornwall's industrial past.
- 6:00pm
Richard Osman's House of Games
Series 7 Episode 12Each week a group of four celebrities compete to test their knowledge in a series of quick-paced rounds of games. Host, Richard Osman then cross-examines the celebrities as they strive to increase their scores and match Richard's mental prowess.
- 6:30pm
Anna Haugh's Big Irish Food Tour
Series 1 Episode 12: County Clare with Liz BonninWildlife broadcaster Liz Bonnin has travelled the world but keeps coming back to County Clare. Anna finds out about preserving heritage crops and they meet a goat cheesemaker.
- 7:00pm
Iolo's River Valleys
Series 1 Episode 3: The Conwy ValleyIolo explores fascinating woodlands, searches for Curlew chicks and uncovers the history of an ancient burial chamber nestled in the beautiful Conwy Valley.
- 7:30pm
Nigella: Cook, Eat, Repeat
Series 1 Episode 2Nigella starts with a fluffy, white, no-knead bread, which she uses to sandwich her crispy fried chicken, accompanied by pickles and kimchi. Nigella then takes the fear out of making a fish stew, accompanied by a fragrant tomato base full of the warming flavours of mace, cinnamon and nutmeg. A daring dish of cherry flambe follows, using frozen cherries and kirsch, served up with her frozen cheesecake ice cream.
- 8:00pm
RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Series 2025 Episode 4Emotions are running high at Chelsea as the all-important medals are revealed. Monty Don and Rachel de Thame bring us the highlights of the garden design awards.
- 9:00pm
QI XL
Series 21 Episode 14: Underground and UnderwaterSandi is joined by Zoe Lyons, Dan Tiernan, Josh Widdicombe and Alan Davies for an underground and underwater episode of QI.
- 9:45pm
Hypothetical
Series 1 Episode 8: HypotheticalGuz Khan, Cariad Lloyd, David O'Doherty and Sara Pascoe are posed increasingly absurd hypothetical situations.
- 10:30pm
Newsnight
Featuring extensive coverage of the day's top national and international news stories, along with explanations about the context and potential aftereffects.
- 10:58pm
BBC Weather
The latest weather forecast.
- 11:00pm
Saving Lives in Cardiff
Series 2 Episode 6: New SoundsA child whose hearing has significantly reduced has a life-changing operation to insert cochlear implants, and surgeon Dheeraj uses the 'beating heart' technique to save a father.
- 12:00am
Interior Design Masters
Series 6 Episode 6The designers pair up and hit the high street, doing up two shops in the idyllic town of Rye. The first sells handmade paper and textiles from India, and the second is a women's boutique and jewellers. The designers have to come up with canny ways to improve the decor, layout and display of products before being critiqued by Michelle and guest judge - the queen of shops - Mary Portas.
- 1:00am
Change Your Mind, Change Your Life
Series 1 Episode 1Matt and Emma Willis take us inside the treatment rooms of the UK's leading therapists as they help Nicole tackle her driving anxiety and Muna face her fear of being home alone.
- 1:50am
Surgeons: At the Edge of Life
Series 7 Episode 2: In the BalanceSurgeons battle to save a patient with an aggressive tumour, and a patient whose aorta, the body's biggest artery which supplies all the critical abdominal organs, could rupture at any moment.
- 2:50am
This Is BBC TWO
Preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two.