U&Yesterday TV Guide — Wednesday, 17 June 2026

A collection of Austin Mini Metros arrive for auction. A baby Fiat 850 coupe also goes under the hammer and a haulier offloads part of his vintage commercial vehicle collection

Henry Cole refurbishes a classic Ford Mustang and a neon garage sign, while Simon O'Brien restores a classic Chopper bicycle and turns a bass guitar into a chair

Part one of two. Guy Martin embarks on a journey across Japan, hoping to learn more about what keeps the country going. He trains with one of Japan's engineering grand-masters, who made parts for the country's first nuclear power station, and finds out how the nation deals with 1,500 earthquakes a year on the intense simulators at Tokyo's Disaster Training School

The actor travels around the coast of the United States to discover what life is like on the surrounding islands. He sets off on a 10,000-mile journey from the west to the east, to explore the vast swathe of islands that are scattered beyond America's shores. The first port of call on his journey is Hawaii, and his exploration looks beyond its image as a tourist paradise, crammed with sun-kissed beaches and world-class surfing, and into the havoc wreaked by advancing lava fields and smoking craters. Leaving Hawaii, Martin flies 2,500 miles north to the islands of Alaska, where the contrast couldn't be more extreme, from tropical rain forests to snow-fringed glaciers, and from crowded beaches to some of America's most sparsely populated territories

The presenter travels 1,500 miles to the San Juan Islands in Washington State, just off America's North West Pacific coast, on the border with Canada. There are more than 100 islands, mostly uninhabited. From the San Juan Islands, Martin travels down America's West coast to visit the Channel Islands National Park, which is known as 'America's Galapagos' because of its unique wildlife. Later, Martin takes a 2,000-mile journey across the States to Louisiana, where he visits Avery Island and Delacroix Island

Derek has three scooters to collect, while also finding room for a Daimler and a teardrop caravan

Derek's on his way to Blackpool to pick up what will be the highest priced item at the next auction. But, the 1970 Aston Martin DBS needs a tow to the local garage

The battle for North Africa, which involved three years of fighting between Rommel's Afrika Korps and Montgomery's Desert Rats and culminated in the Allied victory at El Alamein. Narrated by Laurence Olivier

Examining the ruins of what was once one of Germany's most important assets - a place that kept the German war machine moving

Fiona Bruce and the experts return to Chatsworth House in Derbyshire to inspect more objects and rarities brought in by members of the public. Among the items up for inspection are a painting believed to be by Constable, and a set of designs for exotic Cartier jewellery from the mid-20th century

Fiona Bruce and the experts visit Blair Castle in Perthshire, where items up for valuation include a chair once used by Albert Einstein, a rare watch with no hands, and a necklace made from stags' teeth

A rare 1968 Honda N600 car emerges from a lock up in County Durham and Derek's in Scotland to collect an original RAC Bedford van

Derek collects five beautiful veteran motorbikes from an enthusiast who is still happily riding in his 90s. A vividly coloured 1955 Nash Metropolitan brightens up the auction room

The battle for North Africa, which involved three years of fighting between Rommel's Afrika Korps and Montgomery's Desert Rats and culminated in the Allied victory at El Alamein. Narrated by Laurence Olivier

Examining the ruins of what was once one of Germany's most important assets - a place that kept the German war machine moving