BBC Two Thursday, 22 May Find out what's on TV.
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This Is BBC TWO
Preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two.
- 6:15am
Homes Under the Hammer
Series 28 : Bringing the Outside InDion's in Derbyshire to meet a couple determined to connect a characterful cottage with a beautiful garden to create their dream home. In Tyneside, Martel is reacquainted with a developer who always offers inspirational advice. Tommy in Stoke, where he is charmed at a house full of Victorian period features.
- 7:15am
Garden Rescue
Series 10 Episode 1: TwickenhamFlo and Charlie are in Twickenham to transform Micheal and Jill's unloved and flowerless patch and derelict filled-in pond into a Hawaiian paradise, complete with tiki bar. They want a place to socialise, with a grand dance floor patio to boogie the night away with the local troop! Can the team achieve all of this on a £7,000 budget?
- 8:00am
Gardeners' World
As the days lengthen and the garden bursts into life, Monty is busy planting foxgloves, sowing cosmos for cut flowers and planting out his tomatoes.
- 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 4Gabby Logan presents the game show that mixes general knowledge quizzing and bowling.
- 1:45pm
Lightning
Series 2 Episode 9Comedian 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 24Jason 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 1Niel and Sarah have an old sideboard that belonged to Sarah's grandad, who rescued it from a skip in the 1950s. It has been Sarah and Niel's since they got married, and now they have two children, they would love it to be part of family time.
- 3:45pm
Madagascar
Series 1 Episode 2: Lost WorldsWe travel into Madagascar's most luxuriant landscape - the rainforests that cloak the eastern mountains which are home to a dazzling variety of wildlife, including one of Madagascar's rarest lemurs, the elusive, ghostly white silky sifaka. There are thought to be only two hundred of these playful and endearing creatures left on earth.
- 4:45pm
Villages by the Sea
Series 2 Episode 1: AlnmouthArchaeologist Ben Robinson visits Alnmouth on England's north east coast and discovers the village's historical role in feeding the nation.
- 5:15pm
Flog It!
Series 16 Episode 24: RochesterThe team is at Rochester Cathedral in Kent. Antiques expert Elizabeth Talbot discovers a valuable sculpture that narrowly escaped being destroyed forever and Raj Bisram finds a ghostly Victorian photo album. Meanwhile, Paul Martin uncovers the history of the Royal Engineers, the unsung heroes of the UK armed forces.
- 6:00pm
Richard Osman's House of Games
Series 7 Episode 14Each 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 14: County Tipperary with Una HealyAnna joins popstar Una Healy in Tipperary. From the Rock of Cashel, they meet a family duo making black pudding. Later, they collect honey at a farm dedicated to saving native bees.
- 7:00pm
Test Cricket
England v Zimbabwe 2025: Day One HighlightsDay one highlights from the Test match between England and Zimbabwe.
- 8:00pm
RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Series 2025 Episode 8Monty Don and Rachel de Thame explore some of the most inspirational garden designs to help you create relaxing outside spaces. There will also be an exclusive look at His Majesty The King's stumpery at Highgrove House.
- 9:00pm
Marie-Antoinette
Series 2 Episode 3Pregnant again, Marie-Antoinette wants to protect her future, but Louis questions the child's paternity. For her part, Jeanne calls on a man from her past to help her steal the necklace, but old grudges resurface.
- 10:00pm
Live at the Apollo
Series 17 Episode 7Tez Ilyas introduces comedians Spring Day and Ignacio Lopez to the stage.
- 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
Scandinavia with Simon Reeve
Series 1 Episode 1The first leg of Simon's Scandinavian journey takes him from the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard to the frozen wilderness of Lapland and Nato's longest border with Russia.
- 12:00am
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.
- 1:00am
Iolo's River Valleys
Series 1 Episode 2: The Dyfi ValleyIolo Williams explores the Dyfi Valley, from the Ynyslas dunes and the Cors Fochno bog to ospreys at Cors Dyfi and wild beavers near Machynlleth.
- 1:30am
Doctor Who
Series 2 Episode 6: The Interstellar Song ContestThe Doctor's quest to get Belinda back home to Earth leads to a space station hosting the famous song contest. But a harmless night of fun soon becomes a battle to survive.
- 2:15am
This Is BBC TWO
Preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two.