BBC Two TV Guide — Friday, 26 June 2026

Izzie Balmer and JJ Chalmers help Michael and Clara clear their busy home and revive forgotten gems to sell at auction to raise money for a special memory-making day for Michael's elderly parents and to contribute to a home studio for Clara

The group are trapped indoors by a heatwave and Jess determines to get her family on the next boat home. Tensions mount as the power shorts, the stolen money resurfaces and unwanted visitors threaten to destroy Zoe's chance at happiness with Solomon. Nat and Jacob have some making up to do but as the temperature soars, they too are pushed to breaking point

A look at the careers of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, widely regarded as the finest players of their generation, and long-time rivals at Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively. The two players have won the Ballon d'or 13 times between them, with Messi winning eight of them, and they both head to this World Cup for what is likely to be the final time

The funeral of a rugby club groundsman is rocked by the sudden death of the chairperson, leading John and Janie to suspect everyone connected to the club, from a star rugby player at the start of his career to a recently widowed barmaid. With Janie's big move looming, this is set to be her last case for a while, and John starts to consider how his life will look without her

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Lee Burkhill and Joe Swift are in Hampshire to help Jan and Darren transform their shaded, north-facing plot into a Sorrento-meets-Lake District retreat. Inspired by holidays to Italy and the Lake District, where Darren proposed to Jan, the couple want a garden filled with memories, texture and tranquillity

A stop-and-search on a cyclist uncovers cannabis and CCTV supports a mall assault inquiry. Officers track risky teen riders as they cycle dangerously through narrow backstreets and a long-serving officer ends her shift with major career news

Cameras focus on a pair of famous gardens and the legacies of two artists. Aside from garden designer Gertrude Jekyll at Munstead Wood, one of the National Trust's newest properties, there is also a look at the work of flamboyant set designer Oliver Messel at Nymans, a renowned garden in West Sussex. Together, they feature secret laboratories and historic seedlings, topiary cats and exquisite portraits. Toby Jones narrates

The journalist in conversation with people who influence our political thinking about what has shaped theirs

Rick Edwards hosts the quiz in which contestants compete for the chance to win £10,000, with a single 'impossible' answer knocking them out for the day

Clive Myrie hosts the first semi-final as he invites four heat-winners to brave the black chair once again to answer questions on the specialist subjects of The Great Escape, Oscar-winning performances of the 1990s, the life and death of stars, and Peep Show, before they are tested on their general knowledge

Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin visit the Cairngorms, exploring the ancient Caledonian woodlands of Abernethy National Nature Reserve on a mission to find a very rare flower. The next day, they head to the tranquillity of Loch Insh in search of the osprey, which was once hunted to extinction in Scotland but is now successfully breeding in the Highlands again

The final leg of Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin's journey takes them to the Western Isles, in the far north of Scotland. On the Isle of Harris, the pair are delighted to see white-tailed eagles almost as soon as they leave the car park, before spotting several golden eagles up in the hills. A stop in Bragar on the Isle of Lewis allows them to marvel at the Whale Bone Arch - a garden gate fashioned from the jaw bones of a blue whale which washed up on a nearby beach over a hundred years ago. Later, they head out on a boat from Stornoway Harbour and are treated to a display by a pod of Risso's dolphins

David Dimbleby sails along the coast of East Anglia, exploring how Britain's view of the sea has changed over the past 200 years. The coast and the beach became a playground for the nation, inspiring artists, transforming coastal architecture and creating a seaside culture that remains uniquely British. Setting out from Gorleston-on-Sea, he travels down the Suffolk and Essex coasts and into the Thames, until he reaches Greenwich. Along the way he discovers works of art that reflect Britain's evolving relationship with the sea, meets a sand sculptor and visits the Queen's House in Greenwich, built in 1616 as a waterside retreat for Queen Anne and now home to Britain's greatest collection of maritime artefacts

In the conclusion of the two-part documentary following the lives of a wolf pack in North America, wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan and the team discover most of the animals have been killed by locals. However, as they try to find out whether any of the predators survived, there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon

Paul Martin and the team value antiques at Wrest Park, Bedfordshire, as experts Christina Trevanion and David Harper take a look at the collectibles brought in by the public. Paul also travels to Hemel Hempstead to learn about Frogmore Paper Mill