What’s On BBC Two Today Friday 6 January 2023
A full run down of everything airing on BBC Two today.
06:30
The Farmers’ Country Showdown
S07E04
Farmers Gussie and Hayley compete at Edenbridge & Oxted Agricultural Show
Gussie and her mum Susan are a driving force on their family livestock farm in East Sussex, where three generations muck in every day to get the work done. Gussie’s passion is her Welsh pigs and she’s keen for her pedigree team to scoop up some recognition. Meanwhile, Kent farmer Hayley and dedicated daughter-in-law Amy round up the finest members of their flock, hoping they can rack up some rosettes for their Badger Face and Kerry Hill sheep. Gussie and Hayley compete in the judging ring for prize rosettes at Edenbridge & Oxted Agricultural Show. Narrated by Denis Lawson
07:15
Make It at Market
S01E04
Izzy gives up a career in advertising to try to become a full-time potter
Aspiring makers are given the opportunity to turn their hobbies and skills into money-making businesses, by joining Dom Chinea at a life-changing training camp in the grounds of a beautifully preserved Arts and Crafts house in Leicestershire. In this episode, Izzy gives up a career in advertising to try to become a full-time potter. Meanwhile, stone carver Luke needs help overcoming a serious confidence problem that is holding him back
08:00
Countryfile
Margherita Taylor examines Scotland’s New Year and Burns’ Night traditions
Margherita Taylor discovers the roots and traditions of New Year and Burns’ Night in Auchindrain, Argyll and Bute, a perfectly preserved example of a Scottish Highland farm township. She also delves into the programme archive to celebrate other seasonal customs, like the time Ellie Harrison embraced `coorie” and John Craven learned about the ancient tradition of Gaelic psalm singing
09:00
BBC News
10:00
BBC News
The latest national and international stories
13:00
Tom Kerridge: Lose Weight for Good
S01E05
Tom creates recipes to help the dieters resist temptation away from home
With some of the dieters finding it hard to resist high calorie lunch options when they are at work, Tom creates recipes to help them resist temptation away from home. The chef demonstrates how to make a low-calorie popcorn and chocolate snack bar with marshmallow, sweet potato and black bean burritos, and Mediterranean puff pastry tart
13:30
Tom Kerridge: Lose Weight for Good
S01E06
The chef takes the group of dieters on a river cruise to celebrate their weight loss
In the final episode of the series, the chef takes the group of dieters on a river cruise to celebrate their weight loss over the past 12 weeks. Tom prepares a selection of sharing dishes for the special occasion, including couscous, griddled halloumi and Mediterranean vegetables, pulled pork tacos with salad, and falafels with a tzatziki dip
14:00
The Red Shoes
Powell and Pressburger’s drama, starring Moira Shearer
1948 – Drama, Romance
A budding prima ballerina is set to achieve her dream of stardom when she decides to leave her prestigious company to marry a composer – a decision that enrages her possessive mentor, who vows revenge. Powell and Pressburger’s drama, based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen, starring Anton Walbrook, Moira Shearer, Marius Goring, Robert Helpmann and Albert Basserman
16:10
Beechgrove Repotted
S01E23
A woman who renovated a 150-year-old cottage garden
16:15
The Real Marigold on Tour
S03E04
For their final adventure, the celebrities embark on a journey to Mexico
For their final adventure, Paul Nicholas and Rosemary Shrager are joined by comedy duo Ian and Janette Tough as they embark on a journey to Mexico. Beginning in the colourful city of Guadalajara, the group are keen to get to know their local surroundings, and enjoy a meal in a lively Mexican restaurant. The next day begins with a visit to a government funded institute for the elderly, before Rosemary and Paul decide to go and see one of Mexico’s most popular spectator sports, wrestling. Finally, the group swap the streets of Guadalajara for the lakeside retirement mecca of Ajijic, and waste no time in throwing themselves into the local way of life, before reflecting on the two contrasting sides of Mexican retirement
17:15
Flog It!
S15E08
Paul Martin is joined by Claire Rawle and James Lewis at St Albans Cathedral
18:00
Richard Osman’s House of Games
S06E80
Jayne Sharp, Adrian Chiles, Greg McHugh and Sukh Ojla test their skills
18:30
Take a Hike
S02E05
Annie takes the group on walk to Flamborough Head in East Yorkshire
19:00
Monty Don’s Adriatic Gardens
S01E01
Monty travels to Europe to explore the influence of the Venetians
Monty travels to Europe to explore the influence of the Venetians, from their home city at the top of the Adriatic coast and on through Croatia and Greece. He begins by exploring Venice on one of the city’s famous barges, stepping out to visit green spaces large and small that are often hidden from view behind high walls
20:00
The Hairy Bikers Go Local
S01E04
Dave Myers and Si King visit the Harbour Cafe in Fife
Dave Myers and Si King explore Fife, on Scotland’s east coast, and visit the Harbour Cafe. Amy is the chef who runs this place alongside husband Jack. The couple insist on using only local, seasonal produce, and fish fresh from the sea just yards from their front door. In April, they literally build the place up, and as the summer season ends, they take it down again. As the building is a temporary structure, there’s no mains power, so Amy relies on a charcoal oven
21:00
QI XL
S21E08
With Rose Matafeo, Lou Sanders and Ross Noble
Sandi Toksvig hosts an extended edition of the comedy panel game, with Rose Matafeo, Lou Sanders, Ross Noble and regular Alan Davis answering questions involving some ticks, a bit of tax, a few toes – and a pile of matchboxes that plays tic-tac-toe
21:45
Live at the Apollo
S17E02
Ed Gamble hosts, with Tom Davis and Judi Love
Host Ed Gamble warms up the audience at London’s Hammersmith Apollo and then introduces routines by fellow stand-up comedians Tom Davis and Judi Love, who share their light-hearted views on modern life
22:30
Newsnight
Headline analysis
23:00
Weather
23:05
Manhunter
Thriller, starring William Petersen
1986 – Crime, Horror, Thriller
A former FBI agent is coaxed out of retirement to track down a serial killer behind the slaughter of entire families. The detective needs an angle on the murderer’s psychology and the only way to get this insight is to face his nightmares and consult cannibalistic psychopath Dr Hannibal Lecktor in prison. Michael Mann’s thriller, based on Thomas Harris’s novel Red Dragon, with William Petersen, Dennis Farina, Tom Noonan, Brian Cox and Joan Allen
01:00
How to Crack the Class Ceiling
S01E02
Part two of two. Amol Rajan investigates how Britain’s elite could create a fairer system
Part two of two. Amol Rajan investigates how Britain’s elite could create a fairer system for young people from working-class backgrounds trying to secure jobs in Britain’s most prestigious professions. He follows Seth, who wants to get into the media but thinks they don’t want white working-class candidates like him, and Adnan, who’s struggling to land a graduate job in the City of London
02:00
Imagine: Malorie Blackman – What If?
Profile of trailblazing children’s writer Malorie Blackman
Alan Yentob presents a profile of trailblazing children’s writer Malorie Blackman, as she prepares to publish her long-awaited autobiography. She revisits the key moments in the life that made her a writer, many never shared publicly till now: – from living in a homeless shelter as a teenager to a life-changing diagnosis aged 18. With contributions by Michael Rosen, Dapo Adeola, Patrice Lawrence, Jacqueline Wilson and Paterson Joseph
03:10
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