What’s On BBC Two Today Thursday 16 March 2023
A full run down of everything airing on BBC Two today.
06:30
Bargain Hunt
S64E21
Danny Sebastian presents the show from Blackpool’s newest museum
07:15
Antiques Road Trip
S26E22
Natasha and Phil continue on their antiquing adventure
08:00
Digging for Britain
S10E05
Alice Roberts visits the excavation of one of Henry VIII’s lost forts in Hull
Alice Roberts heads to a farmer’s field in Rutland to examine evidence of a Roman barn conversion, featuring a three-room spa, including underfloor and in-wall central heating. She also finds out about the excavation of one of Henry VIII’s lost forts in Hull, and hears from a team that discovered stunning 10,000-year-old hunting tools near Scarborough
10:00
BBC News
The latest national and international stories
12:15
Politics Live
The latest stories from Westminster and beyond
13:00
Impossible
S04E14
Game show, hosted by Rick Edwards
13:45
Eggheads
S20E46
Quiz show, hosted by Jeremy Vine
14:15
Eggheads
S20E47
Quiz show, hosted by Jeremy Vine
14:45
Hairy Bikers’ Best of British
Si King and Dave Myers create classic puddings and explore the history and traditions behind Britain’s favourite desserts. They also take part in the world black-pudding throwing competition in Lancashire
15:30
Land of the Lost Wolves
S01E01
Two-part documentary about wolves in north-west America
Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan presents a two-part programme documenting the return of wolves to the snowy peaks of Washington’s Cascade Mountains. He charts the fortunes of first pack to live in the north-west of America in 70 years after all but being wiped out across the country
16:30
Priceless Antiques Roadshow
S02E13
Lennox Cato offers tips on collecting
Highlights of the long-running TV series, featuring furniture expert Lennox Cato offering tips on collecting, and Penny Brittain learning about textile conservation. Presented by Fiona Bruce
17:00
Flog It!
S14E05
From Margam Country Park in South Wales
Mark Stacey and Catherine Southon assess items at Margam Country Park in South Wales, while presenter Paul Martin visits the birthplace of one of his heroes, a Welshman who took Hollywood by storm
18:00
Richard Osman’s House of Games
S05E04
With Reeta Chakrabarti, Olga Koch, Andrew Maxwell and Gareth Thomas
18:30
Coast to Coast Food Festival
S01E04
Sean Fletcher and Edith Bowman explore Cockermouth’s food festival
Sean Fletcher and Edith Bowman explore the food festival in Cockermouth in Cumbria, meeting passionate food producers and getting tips on homemade pitta bread from a MasterChef winner. Food journalist Leyla Kazim reveals the secrets of tomato growing and heads to Northumbria in search of the best local fish at the best price. Baker Briony May Williams finds out why Cumbria is the home of sticky toffee pudding
19:00
Saving Lives at Sea
S06E08
A cargo ship loses all power and is drifting towards rocks
On Ireland’s south-east coast, the three RNLI crews at Dunmore East, Kilmore Quay and Rosslare battle to save a cargo ship that has lost all power and is drifting towards rocks. In Hoylake, on the Wirral, a vast multi-agency effort is required to rescue a mother and daughter who have got stuck in the mud and, 65 miles to the west, in the coastal village of Porthdinllaen, the crew respond to a mayday call from a yacht five miles out in the Irish Sea that is requesting an immediate medical evacuation
20:00
Great British Menu
S18E21
The two highest scoring chefs from Northern Ireland cook their six-course menus again
The two highest scoring chefs from Northern Ireland go head to head and cook their six-course menus again, hoping to impress judges Tom Kerridge, Nisha Katona and Ed Gamble with their creations. The pair will also have to dazzle guest judge Oliver Jeffers, the award-winning author and artist, as he helps to decide which chef will make it to the final
21:00
Murder in the Pacific
S01E03
The bomber reveals how he planted bombs on the Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior
In the final part of the story, we hear from the bomber, how he came to plant the bombs on the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior, and the measures he took to escape New Zealand after the attack. He and another suspect reveal the origins of the mission – the French government convincing them that the KGB had infiltrated Greenpeace
22:00
The Apprentice: You’re Fired
S17E11
Tom Allen talks to the latest candidate to leave the competition
The latest candidate to leave the competition joins Tom Allen to talk about their time on the show, while a panel of celebrity fans and business experts give their thoughts on the unfortunate entrepreneur’s progress
22:30
Newsnight
Headline analysis with Kirsty Wark
23:15
Slammed: The Seventies
S01E03
Expectation levels are at an all-time high when the Welsh players return home
00:15
Saving Lives in Leeds
S01E03
Neurosurgeon Ryan Mathew rebuilds a man’s missing skull
Two years ago, patient Karl sustained a brain injury after falling downstairs, as a result of which surgeons had to leave a portion of his skull missing to stop his brain from swelling. Today, neurosurgeon Ryan Mathew intends to rebuild his skull – but at the moment, a hospital bed cannot be found. Meanwhile, consultant Sheila Fraser removes a tumour believed to be the size of a football from a patient’s abdomen and a seven-year-old has metal pins removed from his legs, now his broken limbs have healed
01:15
The Warship: Tour of Duty
S01E06
A rescue is launched after an F35 pilot has to eject
After six months at sea on its first operational deployment, HMS Queen Elizabeth departs the Pacific for the long voyage home. After crossing the Arabian Sea, the ship stops at Duqm in Oman to replenish stores, before proceeding up the Red Sea, through the Suez canal and into the eastern Mediterranean. An F35 jet on a routine launch loses power at a critical moment and the pilot has to eject, and HMS Queen Elizabeth launches a search and rescue mission to locate the airman
02:15
Rip Off Britain: Holidays
S11E05
Top tips on how to travel safely
Angela Rippon, Julia Somerville and Gloria Hunniford investigate consumers’ disastrous holidays and travel troubles – from caravans that didn’t live up to the marketing material, to world cruises that proved tricky to insure. Plus, top tips on how to travel safely
03:00
Scarlett’s Driving School
S01E03
A 25-year-old aims to pass her first driving test after eight years of lessons
Fatemah has still never taken a driving test despite learning to drive for eight years. It has fallen to the 25-year-old’s adoring but nerve-shattered dad Akil to instruct her. But as Scarlett Moffatt’s experts discover, the driving may not be the problem
03:30
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