What’s On BBC Two Today Thursday 18 May 2023
A full run down of everything airing on BBC Two today.
02:45
MasterChef
S19E11
The contestants cook a dish using leftovers
The seven best home cooks from the first rounds of the competition return to the MasterChef kitchen to face two new challenges. Jimi Famurewa, one of the country’s toughest food critics,sets the challenge for the chefs to cook a dish made of leftovers or waste. Only the best cooks will remain to go on to the second challenge, creating a dish celebrating citrus. Hosted by John Torode and Gregg Wallace
03:45
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06:30
Money for Nothing
S14E02
The team head to Beaconsfield where Jacqui transforms a tired toolbox
07:15
Escape to the Country
S23E45
A buyer from Surrey is looking for a new home in Cornwall
08:00
Between the Covers
S06E06
With Laura Whitmore, Meera Syal, Gethin Jones and Joe Thomas
Sara Cox is joined by TV presenters Laura Whitmore and Gethin Jones, actress Meera Syal and actor Joe Thomas, who champion their favourite books. The guests also review this week’s two book club choices, which are Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry, and My Family And Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
08:30
Caught Red Handed
S11E06
A family who watched an intruder prowling around downstairs on their security camera
09:00
Nicky Campbell
Calls on the day’s talking points
11:00
BBC News
The latest national and international stories
12:15
Politics Live
The latest stories from Westminster and beyond
13:00
Impossible
S05E19
Quiz, hosted by Rick Edwards
13:45
Eggheads
S20E85
Quiz, hosted by Jeremy Vine
14:15
Eat Well for Less?
S06E04
Gregg Wallace and Chris Bavin help a family in Nottinghamshire with a high-sugar diet
Gregg Wallace and Chris Bavin meet the Waltons in Nottinghamshire, a family with a high-sugar diet that is having a serious impact on their health and their bank balance. Couple Rita and Pete have both been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, and Gregg and Chris are stunned by this couple’s serious sugar addiction when they oversee their shopping
15:15
Secret Britain
S03E03
The presenters explore Devon
The presenters travel across Britain in search of places of natural beauty, this time exploring Devon. Ellie Harrison follows in Drakes footsteps and searches for the area’s best kept secrets, while Chris Hollins relives an ancient and long-forgotten purification ritual on Dartmoor. Plus, Denise Lewis uncovers the secret history of the county’s most reluctant visitors
16:15
Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr
S03E04
The designers transform bridal, homeware and lingerie shops in Salisbury
The designers hit the high street in Salisbury, where they work in pairs to give three retail businesses – a bridal shop, a homeware shop and a lingerie shop – a new lease of life. The designs range from the theatrical, with bold colours and wallpapers, and a cool, contemporary theme, to a safe, colourless look that plays into the hands of an owner who was worried about change. Alan Carr follows their progress, while retail expert Mary Portas joins Michelle Ogundehin to offer her thoughts on the finished designs
17:15
Flog It!
S15E50
A compilation edition
18:00
Richard Osman’s House of Games
S05E59
Nabil Abdulrashid, Luke Kempner, Sarah Millican and Philippa Perry take part
18:30
Clive Myrie’s Italian Road Trip
S01E14
Clive finds out if he could make it as a gondolier in Venice
Clive is in Venice, where he wants to see what it’s like to be a local, outnumbered by tourists by more than 200 to one. He starts out by learning the art of the gondolier, and soon learns that steering with just one oar is much more difficult than it looks. He then gets a lesson in glass-blowing and picks peppers on a farm in the Venetian lagoon
19:00
Watergate to Trump: Amol Rajan Interviews
An interview with US journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
An interview with Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the journalists at the heart of the Watergate scandal, about the fall of Nixon, the presidency of Trump and the state of America and the world today. Amol Rajan questions the pair on some of the most important issues of modern times and explores the parallels between recent events and the scandal that eventually led to the resignation of the 37th US president
19:45
Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs
S02E03
Paul Murton finds out about the ancient oak woods of Loch Sunart
Paul Murton travels from Britain’s most westerly mainland point to a place once guarded by an ancient Celtic goddess. On the way he discovers how the ancient oak woods of Loch Sunart were once a hive of industry and then goes deep underground to discover how 18th-century miners named a new element. On the shores of Loch Linnhe, he meets the owner of a castle and recreates a scene from Monty Python’s Holy Grail
20:00
DNA Family Secrets
S02E02
A woman who grew up in a Nazi concentration camp longs to know more about her family
A 79-year-old woman who grew up in a Nazi concentration camp as a Jewish orphan longs to know more about her family, and whether any of her relatives escaped the Holocaust. Stacey Dooley also meets Liverpool-born Maureen, who wants to know if her father was actually an African American GI who fell in love with her mother during the Second World War
21:00
Guilt
S03E04
Max has a plan to seize Sturrock’s money from Maggie
Max has a plan to seize Sir Jim Sturrock’s money from Maggie Lynch, but he won’t tell Jake what it is, leaving his brother close to entering a secret alliance with Sheila. Maggie meets with her estranged daughter Erin and reveals that Max is back in Edinburgh, but she has revelations of her own
22:00
Inside No 9
S08E05
Wolfie and Clarke love their bus – but not as much as the mysterious Mr Cole
Wolfie and Clarke love their bus – but perhaps not as much as the mysterious Mr Cole and his nieces. The latest in the anthology of darkly comic tales, written by and starring Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, with a guest appearance from Robin Askwith
22:30
Newsnight
Headline analysis with Victoria Derbyshire
23:15
The Stones and Brian Jones
Nick Broomfield examines the life and legacy of the musician
Nick Broomfield examines the life and legacy of the founder member of the Rolling Stones, looking at the relationships and rivalries within the band in their formative years. Featuring revealing interviews with all the main players and previously unseen archive footage, the film explores the creative musical genius of Jones, key to the success of the band, and uncovers how he was left behind in the shadows of history
00:50
Inside the Factory
S07E02
Gregg Wallace visits the Vale of Mowbray pork pie factory in Northallerton, Yorkshire
Gregg Wallace visits the Vale of Mowbray pork pie factory in Northallerton, Yorkshire, where the traditional pastries have been made since 1928. Gregg finds out which cuts of pork are used and is shown how to make the hot water pastry that acts as a strong `container” for the pork filling. Meanwhile, Cherry Healey reveals hacks for the perfect vegan short crust pastry and takes to the wheel to learn how to drive one of the HGVs transporting food products around the country every day
01:50
Dr Xand’s Con or Cure
S01E01
Health consumer show
02:35
Iolo’s Borderlands
S01E02
Iolo Williams explores the borderlands of Radnorshire
Iolo Williams explores the borderlands of Radnorshire, searching for nesting birds along the Wye, dormice and roe deer in its woodlands. He also finds yellowhammers on Offa’s Dyke
03:05
MasterChef
S19E12
The hopefuls serve up two courses to three previous contenders
The fourth quarter-final sees the week’s most talented four cooks return to fight for a place in Knockout Week. They must cook two courses that will excite not just regular judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace, but also 2020 champion Thomas Frake, 2010 champion Dhruv Baker and 2021 finalist Alexina Anatole. All three of their forerunners have gone on to forge careers in the food industry
03:35
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