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In their final challenge, the amateur cooks serve a three-course menu that delivers in presentation, taste and originality, hoping they will have done enough to impress Anna Haugh and Grace Dent and be crowned MasterChef Champion 2026. This will no doubt be a tight race as the finalists draw out every ounce of culinary know-how in the hope of coming out on top

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Pancake reluctantly agrees to a big birthday party, but finds his own way to handle it

A meteorite lands in the sea, and Dad claims it for science, but the animals want it back

The ducklings ban Weasy from playing on their toy train track after he destroys it and it has to be rebuilt, so he creates his own mega course

When the heroes are faced with the Goblin King moving into the Big Birch, they decide to invent a quest that will soon have him running back home

While operating a lift, Duck and Frog create mayhem for the Mayor's grand opening

Dot and Iono confront a trainer who has been playing pranks with his Stunfisk

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Joe Crowley, Margherita Taylor and Adam Henson explore a side of the Isle of Wight few visitors ever see. Beyond the beaches and bustling holiday towns, the island's rare geology and southerly location have shaped a landscape rich in surprises, from unusual marine life and distinctive habitats to crops more often associated with warmer climates

Monty Don brings a burst of colour to the jewel garden with vibrant annuals, plants out tender veg, and shares practical advice for tackling those greenhouse pests. Arit Anderson visits a striking garden in Greater Manchester packed with clever design solutions and wildlife-friendly planting that comes alive by day and night. In Dorset, Joe Swift explores a much-loved family garden reimagined for three generations. In Essex, a gardener has transformed a shaded, north-facing plot into a lush, lawn-free haven, while in Bristol, a Morris dancer channels movement and rhythm into her planting as she prepares for Gardeners' World Live in Birmingham

The team explores flats in Barwell in Leicestershire and London with short leases, and an end terrace in Larkfield, Kent, which have been snapped up at auction

Two teams are challenged to scour an antiques fair and pick up bargains to sell for profit at auction

Mark Stacey and Catherine Southon assess items at Margam Country Park near Port Talbot, while presenter Paul Martin visits the birthplace of one of his heroes, a Welshman who took Hollywood by storm