TV Guide BBC Two Sunday

Michael Portillo's exploration of Essex reaches Chelmsford, where the city's bishop tells her story of escape from Iran after the Islamic revolution of 1979. He visits the historic riverside town of Maldon, where he learns about a medieval battle and handles a rare Viking sword. Michael finishes this leg of his Essex journey in the coastal village of Tollesbury, with its strong maritime heritage and marshy landscape

Joe Crowley and Adam Henson explore the Solway Coast, where ancient traditions and fragile wildlife are being carefully nurtured by those who call the borderland home. Joe joins some of the last remaining Haaf netters in the tidal waters of the Solway Firth and Adam puts his sheepdog Gwen to work on his farm in the Cotswolds ahead of the biggest event in the trialling calendar

With a packed programme of seasonal jobs and expert advice, the team offers tips on preparing gardens for autumn and winter, and set the stage for a flying start to the 2026 season. George Anderson plants hyacinths, while Carole Baxter announces the winner of this year's vegetable plot competition

Dougie Vipond tracks red deer stags in Glen Affric, while Anne Lundon finds out how artificial intelligence is being used to identify dolphins' accents and how that helps to protect them. Cammy Wilson meets the smallest native cow on the British Isles, entomologist Leanna Fernandez returns to share her passion for moths and reveals a few of their clever survival strategies

A lonely but optimistic dancer in a seedy nightclub goes in search of true love, but finds instead a succession of deceitful men who only let her down. When she meets a shy, claustrophobic man in a lift, she thinks he might be the one - but tries to keep her past a secret. Musical, with Shirley MacLaine, John McMartin, Ricardo Montalban and Sammy Davis Jr, and featuring songs including The Rhythm of Life and Big Spender

JJ Chalmers presents coverage of the men's elite road race, a 267.5km route that starts and finishes at Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda. Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia was victorious last year and has since further enhanced his already glowing reputation with his fourth Tour de France triumph. Plus, highlights of the women's road race, which took place yesterday

A cheerful novice nun is employed as governess to the seven children of an austere widower. As she brings light, laughter and a love of all things harmonious to a family previously beset by grief and strict discipline she also falls in love with her employer. But before long, the looming threat of the Second World War jeopardises their happy household. Oscar-winning Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, starring Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and Eleanor Parker

The intense friendship between two 13-year old boys suddenly gets disrupted. Struggling to understand what has happened, Leo approaches Remi's mother. Coming-of-age drama, starring Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele and Emilie Dequenne. In French and Dutch

Fiona Bruce presents the topical debate, inviting a panel of politicians and other guests in Bedworth, Warwickshire, to answer questions from an invited audience on subjects that have made the headlines over the past week