BBC Two TV Guide

Charlotte Smith and Adam Henson visit Oswestry Livestock Market, one of the region's largest weekly cattle and sheep markets. As spring trading peaks, they step into a fast-moving world where fortunes can change in minutes. With livestock numbers falling and markets closing nationwide, Oswestry remains a crucial lifeline, not just for trade, but for farming communities to come together

With the start of the tournament weeks away, final plans for the opening ceremony need to be pinned down. But its Mexican creative director has had a rethink, and his new vision doesn't include any reference to America at all, or indeed to soccer. The lead events producer may or may not be close to a having a breakdown. Also, Ian finds himself starting to think about life after football

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Denise Nurse helps a paralympic rower and his family return home to Carmarthenshire from Wokingham, and catches up with another family who made a similar move

Roo Irvine is at the helm as the red and blue teams shop for antiques in Herefordshire, with assistance from Richard Madley and Charles Hanson. It all comes down to a battle of the bonus buys at the auction in Wrexham

Michael Portillo embarks on an adventure through the western Mediterranean islands of Sardinia and Corsica, beginning in Sardinia's capital of Cagliari. He delves into the city's Roman past and experiences warm hospitality with a taste of the traditional myrtle liqueur, and discovers the legacy of Eleanora de Arborea, the pioneering medieval ruler who shaped Sardinia's laws

A determined detective in Watford, Hertfordshire, begins painstakingly piecing together a pattern of farm equipment thefts that crosses county lines. As the investigation rapidly unfolds, his hunch leads to a major breakthrough and the dramatic capture of two men behind a £44,000 crime spree. In Leicestershire, a specialist fire and rescue team joins forces with a local farmer to rescue a heavily pregnant cow that has found itself trapped in a swimming pool. In Merthyr Mawr, Bridgend, reporter Paul Colgan meets the scientists pioneering an extraordinary new forensic technique that uses soil DNA to track illegal off-road bikers

The detectorists try to find a ring for a shepherd lost 60 years ago, and Mui takes on a phone found by an underwater drone. Her search for the owner goes international

Rick Edwards hosts the game show in which contestants compete for the chance to win £10,000, with a single 'impossible' answer knocking them out for the day

Four more contestants take to the black chair for the latest heat, with specialist subjects Neil Armstrong, Shakespeare's comedies, The Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, and Rupert Bear. Presented by Clive Myrie

Comedian Zoe Lyons hosts the quick-fire quiz in which contestants compete across six rounds testing their general knowledge, quick thinking and speedy reactions in the hopes of winning a £3,000 jackpot

Single mother Hayley and daughter Rosie Bell live in a former council house with virtually no storage room. The team hopes to reclaim the empty wall space and find a way to upcycle a piece of furniture that gives mum and daughter a place to eat together

Professor Brian Cox travels across America encountering a diverse range of creatures that reveal how the senses evolved. In Kentucky, he explains how microscopic single-celled organism the paramecium can orientate itself through touch alone, and that catfish build a picture of their murky river environment through the taste buds that cover their bodies. Investigating the eyes of octopuses, Brian finds a link between the ability to process sensory data and intelligence, which may be evidence that humans evolved large brains in order to make sense of what they could see

Michael Aspel and the experts value items of interest from Houghton Hall in Norfolk, including a costume worn by actor Yul Brynner, a poacher's gun in the guise of a walking stick and a collection of Oxo memorabilia. Among the more precious artefacts are a collection of 100 silver teething rattles, a small pottery cat and a rare Anglo-Saxon ring found in a garden

Paul Martin heads to historic places around the UK, including Capesthorne Hall in Cheshire, where Anita Manning has a surprise in store for one lucky woman. Paul also visits Chedworth Roman Villa in the Cotswolds