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Charlie Dimmock revisits gardens in Devizes, Bedhampton and Stoke-on-Trent with designs were inspired by Oman, Greece and Japan to see what they look like now

Michael Portillo heads to Chiran on a journey in and around Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands, and southern Honshu, beginning in Kagoshima

Michael Portillo follows the old Silk Road trade routes through Uzbekistan, starting in the capital Tashkent, where he takes in its market and samples popular delicacies

A round-up of the latest headlines

The latest stories from Westminster and beyond

The HSBC Championships. Coverage of day three of the men's grass-court tournament at Queen's Club, featuring singles matches from the second round

Ben Bailey Smith, Robin Ince, Lara Ricote and Helen Skelton test their general knowledge skills in a variety of trivia-based games across the week

Michael Portillo travels from Larvik to Holstebro, investigating a distinctive blue rock named larvikite and visiting a 19th-century artists' colony along the way

England v New Zealand. Highlights of day one of the Second Test in the three-match series, held at The Kia Oval in London

Experts restore a fully working children's car, a Dutch doll, a fez from Egypt and a soap sculpture carved in a PoW camp in Thailand during the Second World War

Sandi Toksvig looks at saints and sinners in an extended edition of the comedy panel game, with Bridget Christie, Mark Watson, Johnny Vegas and Alan Davies

Loyiso Gola introduces fellow comedians Scott Bennett and Helen Bauer to the stage of the legendary Hammersmith venue

Analysis of the day's events, with Adam Fleming

The BBC's world affairs editor reflects on the week's major global news stories, talking to local experts from around the world to go behind the headlines

Defined by imagery, the story of how Britney Spears fought for control over her music, her life and, ultimately, her image

Investigating whether revolutionary technology can transform the lives of millions of disabled people, with a look at coffee making robots in Japan and bionic limbs in New York

Vernon Kay and unreliable tour guide Paul Gorton see if Nitin Ganatra, Rev Kate Bottley and Gladiator Apollo can sort fact from fiction. Today's adventure takes them to Wrexham

Stephen Nolan joins officers as they storm the flat of a suspected drug dealer. Nigel and Adam are thrust into a rapidly escalating incident - a volatile man is resisting arrest

Accusations fly when the housekeeper reveals she saw Jon desecrating her local chapel. On a group outing to an ancient temple, Zoe, Solomon and Jacob are caught in a car accident

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Steve Brown helps a whippet-loving couple swap a Sussex town for rural Suffolk, where they hope to establish a glamping retreat. Steve also explores a new scenic cycle route