BBC Two HD Wednesday

City-dwelling families, couples and individuals set out to find their ideal rural retreats with the help of a property expert

The teams scour an antiques centre in Kingston upon Thames, aided by Jonathan Pratt and Kate Bliss. Auctioneer Raj Bisram tells Charlie Ross about his career as a ski instructor

Michael Portillo's railway tour of Sardinia heads inland towards the island's mountain landscapes, which he discovers were frequented by DH Lawrence

Michael Portillo travels to Kyoto, the city that for a thousand years was the capital. He visits a Shinto shrine, learns about a classic of Japanese literature and meets a geisha

Michael's South Korean railway journey continues in Seoul. Travelling across one of the world's largest metro systems, he heads south to Suwon to visit Samsung's headquarters

A round-up of the latest headlines

The latest stories from Westminster and beyond

Rick Edwards hosts the game show in which 24 recurring contestants compete for the chance to win £10,000, with a single 'impossible' answer knocking them out for the day

Four more contestants take to the black chair, with specialist subjects The Peter Wimsey Stories of Dorothy L Sayers, Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Wire and The Falklands Conflict

Comedian Zoe Lyons hosts the quick-fire quiz in which contestants compete across six rounds testing their general knowledge, quick thinking and speedy reactions

The team comes to the aid of a family of four who are bursting at the seams in their two-bedroom flat in south-west London, with the hallway a particular pinch-point

Professor Brian Cox travels to southern Africa to explore why Earth is such a fertile place and how it sustains such a large diversity of life forms

The team visits Harrogate, North Yorkshire, where the items valued include several Navy log books with Napoleonic connections, a silk bedcover and a carriage clock

Members of the public try to make money out of their antiques. Presented by Paul Martin, with Nick Davies and Elizabeth Talbot

Josh Jones, Molly Rainford, Mark Rhodes and Sonia test their general knowledge skills in a variety of trivia-based games

Michael Portillo continues his Sardinian railway adventure, arriving into Mamoiada to investigate the town's pagan traditions

Iolo Williams explores the Teifi river valley, and finds a slow worm hunting, meets a coracle fisherman, is thrilled by a fishing otter

Hannah Fry explores whether artificial intelligence read emotions better than a human, as well as the new technology creeping into people's lives

Hannah Fry delves into the mysteries of modern technology to uncover the fascinating stories behind the everyday objects that people take for granted

Monty Don and Arit Anderson explore how gardening can inspire people to be more creative, while celebrating the artistry on display in the show ground and Great Pavilion

A surgeon must remove part of his patient's tongue and reconstruct it to save her from an aggressive cancer, and surgeons perform a rare simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant

Stephen Nolan joins officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland on the streets of Belfast. Response officers help a man who has been sprayed with bleach

Analysis of the day's events, with Victoria Derbyshire

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

A woman begins to experience strange and unexplainable things after taking a job as governess for a young heiress. Gothic horror, starring Mackenzie Davis

In-depth current affairs report

Grace Dent and Anna Haugh present the last round of heats, with six more amateur chefs serving up a dinner party menu that will have guests begging for the recipe

Hannah travels from California to Japan to experience the latest age-defying techniques and examine the true meaning of life

Vernon Kay, with Paul Gorton in tow, challenges Anneka Rice, Shane Todd and Remi Burgz to separate the real from the ridiculous in Jedburgh

Preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two

The team head to the Kent coast to revisit a renovation that's taken some time to finish. Jacqui Joseph checks out a large terrace and a tiny flat