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Sonali Shah meets a mother and son wanting to escape the hustle and bustle of South London and find their ideal rural retreat complete with an art studio in the Lothians

Raj Bisram and Hettie Jago cruise the roads of Suffolk in search of some antique treasures to sell at auction and discover the roots of witchcraft on a visit to rural Essex

Monty Don plants a hawthorn hedge in the orchard, and Sue Kent meets a gardener who has radically transformed the topography of her plot

The latest national and international stories as they break

The latest stories from Westminster and beyond

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

Eight players do battle in the knockout quiz. Only one will be left standing at the end, hoping to reach the Golden Run and double their money. Hosted by Alex Scott

Jake Humphrey hosts the general knowledge quiz in which contestants demonstrate their bluffing skills and powers of persuasion

With the emergence of a young rival, a spotted hyena queen struggles to keep her grip on power - while also trying to raise a family

Professor Brian Cox travels around Australia to explore how the size of a creature is connected to the physical forces acting on its environment

At Muncaster Castle in Cumbria, experts Thomas Plant and Catherine Southon choose items for auction, including a collection of First World War memorabilia and an array of postcards

Josh Jones, Molly Rainford, Mark Rhodes and Sonia test their general knowledge skills in the penultimate round of challenges

Janette Manrara is back with more backstage gossip, and designer Vicky Gill takes a look at what the couples will be wearing at the Tower Ballroom

Duncan James and Antony Costa from the band Blue join antiques experts Ochuko Ojiri and Roo Irvine on an antiques hunt around the Cotswolds

After a pitstop on the tropical island of Guam, HMS Queen Elizabeth joins forces with other allied warships for a display of military might in front of the Chinese navy

Speaking to soldiers who recall the key events from the original series as they describe the impact the war had on their lives

The volunteers of the RNLI battle to save a mother and her son who are caught in a rip current, and a man who has fallen from the top of a local landmark

Comedy about Julia, a middle-class mother who moves out of her comfort zone and reluctantly invites the entire class to her kid's birthday party

The day's important national and international news stories with Paddy O'Connell

The latest forecast

This programme explores the mystery of the beluga whale that was found swimming in a critically important part of the Arctic, wearing a harness fitted with a camera

It's the second quarter-final of the series, which will see the best competitors don their chef whites to compete for a place in knockout week

To end his UK food tour, Rick goes night fishing in Wales and meets a farmer dodging Second World War bombs to raise salt marsh lamb

Wicky is called to clear a mess at a wedding, where the day has been interrupted by a baseball bat attack on one of the guests. Comedy, starring Greg Davies

Preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two