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Nicki Chapman helps a woman find a picture-perfect home by the sea in south-west Wales for her and her husband

Michael Portillo uncovers the Central Asian origins of the apple in the lush oasis surrounding Samarkand, and stands in the shadow of the fortified Ark of Bukhara

Clive Myrie heads to Kent, where he meets soon-to-be-grandmother Tracey and suggests to her that borrowing a pet might lower her blood pressure

Ronan explores the 400-year-old walls of Derry/Londonderry with comedian Diona Doherty, and learns about sheepherding before building and testing a traditional coracle boat

A round-up of the latest headlines

The journalist in conversation with people who influence our political thinking about what has shaped theirs

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

Clive Myrie presents the fifth heat of the classic quiz, with specialist subjects Marie Curie, The BBC sitcom Ghosts, Elizabeth Woodville, and Banksy

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

A woman living in a one-bedroom flat in London needs more space, so the team turns her tired and unloved courtyard into an extra living area with some clever storage solutions

Part two of two. Liz Bonnin communicates with a chimp, encounters grey whales that can display emotions, and also meets Caribbean monkeys able to outwit humans

Michael Aspel and his band of experts value the wares of islanders on Shetland, including a Scottish pearl ring and a portrait by celebrated railway artist Terence Cuneo

At Tilbury Docks in Essex, antiques experts Elizabeth Talbot and Philip Serrell search for items to take off to auction. Paul Martin hosts

Deirdre O'Kane, Jay Rayner, Tessa Sanderson and Iwan Thomas test their general knowledge skills in a final round of challenges before the winner picks up that trophy

Michael Portillo's trek through Uzbekistan reaches the city of Bukhara. He visits a Jewish community and experiences the life of nomadic tribes

TV presenter and keen gardener Katie Piper joins Diarmuid and Carol to visit gardens in suburban Ballymena, the foothills of the Sperrin Mountains and Dromore, Co Down

Carole Baxter visits Glenarn, which has a fabulous collection of rhododendrons looking their best, and Calum Clunie demonstrates how to take cuttings from a fuchsia

Monty Don makes a start on planting up some of his summer containers, and Frances Tophill heads to Berkshire to learn more about biodynamic gardening

From a silk robe and a wall painting to a writer's timepiece, the items in two historic houses reveal the stories of two of Britain's most celebrated authors

Sindhu Vee introduces stand-up performances by Lou Sanders and Alex Edelman recorded before a packed house at London's Hammersmith Apollo

Insights and global interviews on the crucial news stories of the day. With Matt Chorley

A celebrity model couple join an eventful cruise for the super-rich. Comedy drama, starring Harris Dickinson and Charlbi Dean

The publication of Ann's groundbreaking study, which was followed by a decline in serial crimes. However, she quickly comes to realize her work was not done

Anna Haugh and Grace Dent present the third quarter-final, in which the contestants serve up brunch and guest judge Jimi Famurewa briefs them to use nuts in a dish of their choice

Vernon Kay puts the spotlight onto his hometown of Bolton, as TV icon Anneka Rice, comedian Shane Todd and Radio 1Xtra DJ Remi Burgz face a fresh test of knowledge

Preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two

Exhausted with requests for help, Looph deliberately disappears, forcing the Piris to turn detective, searching the berg until her ingenious plan is finally revealed

Cosima accuses Big Lizard of eating Dad's birthday cake

The ducklings try to get rid of a bat that has interrupted their game, but Weasy thinks it's really cool and ditches them to become a comic-book hero with a bat sidekick

To avoid Herbert's surprise visits via his tunnels in the Big Birch, the other heroes take any quest and must deal with an angry plant