BBC Two TV Guide — Sunday, 6 September 2026

Documentary taking a look at a celebrity's life through 10 defining photos, with the star's secrets revealed by those who were there, and those who knew them best. This edition focuses on Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, beginning with the earliest photo of the singer as a baby and ending with a private moment captured shortly before his death

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John Craven and Charlotte Smith are joined by zoologist Megan McCubbin at WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, to choose the 12 winners of the Countryfile Photographic Competition, whose images will be featured on a charity calendar for Children in Need. Charlotte also investigates the impact of drought on farming, and there is an encounter with a common crane

A round-up of national and international news, plus current affairs, arts and entertainment, and weather

Derek Brockway recalls three of his favourite coastal walks, including jet-skiing off Abersoch beach and the time he got a dunking in Pembrokeshire. He also remembers the time he discovered why Porth Neigwl is dubbed Hell's Mouth and when he met volunteers called the Silver Slashers

With the days getting shorter and the nights cooler George Anderson and Calum Clunie are at the stage of reviewing some of the planting projects they started in the Spring at Beechgrove. A new addition was Calum's family plot, based on the size of a standard garden of a new-build property, this week he is harvesting and assessing just how productive that area has been. George and Calum will be in the trials bed and comparing how the various club root resistant varieties of brassica have performed after that infection was found in this area of the garden. The pair will also be visiting the grass garden that was completely overhauled and replanted at the start of the series. There are visits to Beechgrove regulars Jenna McDonald at her allotment in Perth and Colin Crosbie's plot just outside Dumfries, as well as the week's handy hints

Matt Tebbutt presents more highlights, with recipes by Paul Ainsworth, Ching-He Huang and Jeremy Lee, while Mo Gilligan tucks into either his food heaven or hell

Levi Roots spices up ocean-fresh mackerel on a Cornwall beach, challenges loyal Cornish pasty eaters in Falmouth to try his golden vegetable patties and visits Bristol to taste a Caribbean twist on British favourite steak and chips

The food writer demonstrates how spicy food works well with a cool accompaniment, preparing a chicken and chilli curry, spiced rice pudding and hot and spicy prawns

Coverage of the event in Stamford, Lincolnshire, as the prestigious four-day event reaches its conclusion with the show jumping competitions

The remaining pairs take part in a deal that straddles Berlin and London, two of the world's leading art destinations. Working in teams, one half travel to the German capital with series mentor Cordelia de Freitas where they must liaise with trail-blazing international artists. The rest remain in London with Steph McGovern and guest mentor Ani Petrov, of online marketplace Artsy, working to create a buzz around the chosen artists before their work goes to auction

Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould embark on a quest to authenticate a portrait of an Indian woman - a potential lost work by 18th-century Scottish artist Katherine Read. They investigate the origins of the painting and who the subject of the piece could be