BBC Two TV Guide — Monday, 31 August 2026

When a mayday comes in from a yacht breaking up off the Norfolk coast, both the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston RNLI crew and Caister's independent lifeboats race to the rescue. In Pembrokeshire, the St Davids crew are alerted to two paddleboarders in distress. Just off the coast of Scarborough, a fisherman has slipped and has a suspected broken ankle

Part two of two. With Brian Low's family desperately seeking justice and answers, the fate of ex-gamekeeper David Campbell hangs in the balance. Witnesses unearth more shocking revelations and the defendant takes the stand before the jury must answer the ultimate question of his guilt. The court is shown dramatic footage from Campbell's custody interview where tempers flared when allegations were put to him, with the prosecution pointing to a guilty man on the ropes, while the defence argue it shows a police force under pressure to get their man

Part two of two. Michael's search leads him to Ruabon in north Wales, which was home to the second-largest Monsanto factory in the country and a major research and development centre. Many locals have voiced concerns about what they believe is a high incidence of cancer in the community. Michael meets a former Monsanto employee, who speaks publicly for the first time about what he believes was inadequate health and safety provision for workers and that the company paid farmers to spray chemical waste on their fields

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There is a taste test as Lizzie Schofield picks the first of this year's tomatoes to find out whether there really is a difference between the modern F1 and heirloom varieties. Brian Cunningham is back in the plot that he has been adapting to illustrate how to make a garden more accessible for those with dementia, and he also looks at planting options for dry shade, one of the hardest conditions in a garden to cultivate

In the second week of heats, Gladiator Emily Steel, Nitin Ganatra, Tom Simons, Donna Preston and Eric Underwood enter the kitchen. The five hopefuls are tasked with creating their own signature dish in just 90 minutes, identifying a food by touch and taste alone and following along as Giorgio Locatelli demonstrates one of his own dishes

Highlights of the latest Premier League matches, including Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge and Manchester United v Ipswich Town at Old Trafford. Brighton defeated Chelsea home and away last term, but the Londoners will have expected a better display this time around. Newly promoted Ipswich were looking for their first win at Old Trafford since 1984. Plus, Leeds United v Brentford and Sunderland v Fulham

Former winners Rickie Haywood-Williams, Sally Phillips, Vikki Stone and Dan Walker test their general knowledge skills in a variety of trivia-based games across the week

Game show hosted by Gabby Logan in which contestants roll balls along lanes to win money - and the closer they get to the edge of them the more cash they will bank

Derek Brockway kicks off the new series in Gwynedd with a 10-mile walk, that starts and ends in Penryndeudreath near Porthmadog and follows part of the Ffestiniog Railway line. He learns about the industrialist who changed the landscape and takes shelter from the rain in a farmhouse kitchen before exploring a Celtic rainforest. Meanwhile, Dr Jeni Millard visits a slate quarry now used to mature cheese and Onkar Singh Purewal discovers the story of the first recorded black person in north Wales

The threat of a deadly disease forces the keepers to take action when the ankole cattle have to be screened for TB, a dangerous challenge for the biosecurity team and the keepers

Baby hippo Mafuta is in crisis. His pod has been taken over by a marauding male and his mother must take him far away from the river. Kali the lioness tries to dig the warthogs out of the den, but there's an unexpected twist when the rest of the pride gets involved. As the land dries, the lake becomes a place of refuge for the thirsty herds - but as things go from bad to worse, Bakari leads the baboons in search of better foraging, while Nalla and the elephants set off in search of water

Michael Aspel and the team visit Dyrham Park near Bath to view and value items including a huge blunderbuss fit for a giant and a striking mustard pot. They also discover Russian jewellery given by the crowned heads of Europe to Queen Victoria's chef, while Tim Wonnacott suggests how viewers can commission heirlooms for their descendants. First broadcast in 2003

Antique experts Catherine Southon and David Fletcher are in Ushaw in Co Durham, seeking a selection of objects to take to auction. Catherine falls in love with a model of Muffin the Mule and David is enchanted by a limited edition book by author JK Rowling. Presenter Paul Martin learns what life was like for the students who studied at Ushaw when it was open as a Catholic college