BBC Two TV Guide — Wednesday, 2 September 2026

Ken Bruce, Alice Roberts, Perri Shakes-Drayton and Kiell Smith-Bynoe test their general knowledge in a variety of fun trivia-based games

Michael Portillo's railway tour of the Weald reaches the Surrey countryside, where he finds a surprising connection to the darker reaches of the universe. From Dorking, he follows in the footsteps of Victorian ramblers who used the railway to reach the countryside, guidebooks in hand. At Lingfield, Michael marvels at the wildlife native to Britain, including polecats, otters, badgers, and a European eagle owl

DJ duo Nihal Arthanayake and Dev Griffin scour their home counties for profitable antiques, assisted by experts Catherine Southon and James Braxton. In Dorking, Dev discovers some pottery, while in Woking, Nihal makes one purchase to rule them all

Paddy McGuinness visits a factory in Lincoln where he explores how they make 500 million packs of Quavers cheese curls every year out of the potato starch left over from the production of crisps. Cherry Healey learns how Bombay Mix is made and Ruth Goodman reveals the wartime story behind the public's love of cheese flavouring

Between 1949 and 1976, more than 250,000 unmarried mothers across the UK had their babies forcibly taken for adoption by the state, with the Government finally accepting responsibility for the historic actions and apologising to those affected in July. This documentary focuses on the stories of five women, revealing the state-built and -funded structures that enabled this practice to take place across the country, shining a light on one of the most significant human rights injustices of the second half of the 20th century

Analysis of the day's events, with Victoria Derbyshire

Shay confronts Clinton's online infidelities, Orna encourages Drea to practice creating more space for herself, and Chris reflects on his experiences of grief and abandonment

Nessa and Drea work to break a familiar cycle and Sienna comes to terms with a past assault and connects with anger that predates Chris. Marjorie and Jason struggle to feel respected by one another, and Shay reaches her limit after a painful discovery