BBC Two TV Guide — Saturday, 27 June 2026

A look at how Czech-born Martina Navratilova began to dominate Wimbledon in the 1980s, but struggled to be as adored as her big US rival Chris Evert. At the heart of this story is Navratilova's search for acceptance, which culminated in an ambition to become the greatest player to ever grace Centre Court

Egypt v Iran (Kick-off 4.00am). The sides conclude their Group G campaigns with this meeting at Seattle Stadium in the USA. The top two in this group will fancy their chances of further progress in the competition, with the winners playing one of the third-placed qualifiers, and the runners-up facing the second-placed team in Group D, which doesn't look the most challenging. These nations have only met twice - once in 1975 in the Iran Cup, and latterly back in 2000 in a Four Nations tournament in Tehran, that saw Egypt prevail on penalties

Preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two

Looph builds a robot to give a science talk, but the Piris encourage her to do it herself

When the buggy gets a flat tyre, Big Lizard stumbles across a natural solution

The ducklings paint a picture, which Weasy learns to appreciate, but it ends up in the possession of the farmer, who has also fallen in love with the painting

Twinkle uses her excellent pocket beast card skills when on a quest to rescue the missing Council of Happiness from Grackle the Giant

Duck has to sneak into a greenhouse to get his plant back after it is mistakenly sold

Memories come flooding back when Orla is asked to build a new airship

Bloom discovers she has magical powers on her 16th birthday and is rescued by Stella and Flora, two fairies from Alfea School for Fairies and Witches

Dynamite Nitro Comet and Giant go head-to-head at a restaurant full of diners - but will beatboxing, singing burgers, flat cola and a leaping salmon be a dare too far?

Current affairs reports aimed at a younger audience

Football freestyle star Ben Nuttall takes on a rising young champion in an epic skills battle that is packed with tricks and plenty of surprises. Joel sets out on a mission to become a superhero, with the first two challenges he faces being flying and attempting to create his very own costume

At Longmeadow, Monty Don is in full summer mode, revamping and refreshing borders to keep the garden looking its best right through the season. Arit Anderson heads to south east London to discover the striking transformation of a garden that was once a derelict space into a bold, contemporary community garden powered by creativity, collaboration and clever planting. And Rachel de Thame explores how self-seeding plants can be carefully choreographed to create a beautifully natural, flowing design

Andi is in Burnley to supersize an annual cricket match between members of the local mosques and clergy, set up to overcome the divisions that led to race riots in 2001. She devises a cricket tea, sourcing local produce and tracking down chefs from the diverse backgrounds that make up the old mill town

The food writer demonstrates how to make ingredients go just that little bit further, adding grated beetroot to make a tasty meatball supper and using a small garden harvest to create a pudding

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