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Part one of two. The choirmaster coaches eight people with no experience of classical choral music to sing Handel's Messiah, alongside a world-class orchestra and chorus

Briony May Williams helps a sporty couple who claim to have viewed over a thousand properties online in the search for their dream home in rural Suffolk

Hannah Fry takes a look at the fridge, hitting the production lines with appliance giants Bosch to find the life-blood at the heart of every single one of these cooling devices

The latest national and international stories as they break

Rishi Persad presents coverage of the morning session on day four from the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, featuring the start of two first-round matches

The latest stories from Westminster and beyond

Hazel Irvine presents coverage of the afternoon session on day four from Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, featuring the start of a first-round match and the conclusion of another

Dianne Buswell, Jenny Eclair, Adam Gemili and Owain Wyn Evans test their skills in a variety of fun trivia-based games, with Richard Osman asking the questions

Michael Portillo travels from Ironbridge Gorge on the River Severn to Coseley, riding a replica of the world's first steam locomotive along the way

Amol Rajan talks to the broadcaster and former footballer Gary Lineker about his career and beliefs

The RNLI volunteers face a search in one of the worst storms in living memory, race to save three people caught in a rip current and two men stuck on an oil rig's anchor chain

Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer travel in style to the Hampshire Avon, where Bob makes the most of the unique accommodation and terrier Ted has a blind date

Julie Wilson Nimmo and Greg Hemphill travel along the River Tay, beginning with a dip in its estuary at Broughty Ferry, where they join the Dundee Dookers

The pilgrims travel from Appenzell to their final destination at Einsiedeln Abbey, witnessing a cattle show and tackling a steep path through the mountains

More of the best moments from the 'T' series, hosted by Sandi Toksvig, featuring regular panellist Alan Davies

Analysis of the day's events

A nine-year-old boy faces a complex operation after his condition worsens while on the waiting list and neurosurgeon Kat Whitehouse tackles a large brain tumour in a retired miner

Rishi Persad presents extended highlights of first-round matches from day four at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield

Alan welcomes a new cohort of hopefuls, whose first challenge is to demonstrate their signature style on YHA bunk rooms in the Lake District

Andy and Jo harvest their crops after challenging year, Nick and Holly diversify to secure their farming future and the Bakers get their own milking cow

Preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two

Part two of two. Choirmaster Gareth Malone coaches eight people with no experience of classical choral music to sing Handel's Messiah, alongside a world-class orchestra and chorus