BBC Two TV Guide — Friday, 4 September 2026

Ken Bruce, Alice Roberts, Perri Shakes-Drayton and Kiell Smith-Bynoe test their general knowledge skills before Richard Osman announces the day's winner, and the week's victor

Near Chichester, Michael Portillo visits the Weald and Downland Living Museum. At the former Petworth station, Michael views the art collection of the Third Earl of Egremont before heading south on the Arun Valley Line to Amberley, where he visits a Roman villa of 65 rooms which was discovered in 1811 and finds himself surprised by the sophisticated heating systems and intricate mosaics

Anglesey, Wales' largest island, is renowned for its coastal beauty, and on the sand dunes, rocky cliffs and surrounding farmland there's also spectacular wildlife. Iolo Williams finds colourful day-flying moths, beautiful orchids and brown hares. He also heads out to the Skerries Islands and visits Wales' only Arctic tern colony. Near an abandoned farm outside Holyhead, he also finds a fox and a little owl with its chick

With the days getting shorter and the nights cooler George Anderson and Calum Clunie are at the stage of reviewing some of the planting projects they started in the Spring at Beechgrove. A new addition was Calum's family plot, based on the size of a standard garden of a new-build property, this week he is harvesting and assessing just how productive that area has been. George and Calum will be in the trials bed and comparing how the various club root resistant varieties of brassica have performed after that infection was found in this area of the garden. The pair will also be visiting the grass garden that was completely overhauled and replanted at the start of the series. There are visits to Beechgrove regulars Jenna McDonald at her allotment in Perth and Colin Crosbie's plot just outside Dumfries, as well as the week's handy hints

Monty Don celebrates a bountiful summer harvest despite severe drought, gathers ripe produce, sows autumn crops and offers tips for reviving heat-scorched plants, while launching a garden renovation. Carol Klein explores leaf science, Rachel de Thame visits a Hertfordshire plant library, and gardeners in Suffolk and Edinburgh champion wildlife and houseplants

Part two of two. With the revelation that there's going to be another murder, the team are in a race against time to stop the killer. Realising that their skills could help solve the case, Tanika goes out on a limb, bringing Judith, Becks and Suzie into the police investigation as civilian advisers. Drama, starring Samantha Bond

Hannah Fry explores the story of the kitchen device, going behind the scenes with air fryer originators Philips. She also discovers how the accidental creation of a wonder wire in the 1900s, a First World War pilot's cold dinner and one man tinkering in his garage brought about this modern marvel that's redefining cooking

Analysis of the day's events with Matt Chorley