BBC Two Northern Ireland Friday

Preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two

Martin Roberts sees the warning signs directly spelt out to him at a Merseyside property and Jacqui Joseph meets four friends in Suffolk embarking on their first property project

A vulnerable elderly man sparks an island-wide search for answers, a roadside stop uncovers a lethal switchblade, and airport officers track suspicious luggage

Caring for the curious collections at two of the National's Trust's most unusual houses, Snowshill Manor in the Cotswolds, and Calke Abbey in Derbyshire

A round-up of the latest headlines

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

The HSBC Championships. Live coverage of day five of the women's grass-court tournament at Queen's Club, featuring the singles quarter-finals

Simon Armitage, Josie Gibson, Ardal O'Hanlon and Adele Roberts make a final push for quizzing victory on Double Points Friday before Richard Osman hands over the trophy

Michael Portillo travels from Sarajevo to Mostar, descending 600 metres through the Dinaric Alps, reflecting on divisions which tore apart the old Yugoslavia

Roman Kemp and Clara Amfo present the topical magazine-style programme that showcases stories of all varieties from all over the UK

George Anderson and Ruth Vichos assess how the recent mixed climate has affected the crops and blooms. They also prune the Beechgrove fig and plant a perennial in the vertical plot

Monty Don brings a burst of colour to the jewel garden, and Arit Anderson visits a striking garden in Greater Manchester

Exploring workers' lives in the Industrial Revolution, a rare contract of a boy tied to a cotton mill is conserved, and final touches are made to Kinver Edge's rock houses

Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's darkly comic anthology returns, beginning with the planning the heist of the century. Starring Paterson Joseph

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

An intimate portrait of the late David Hockney as he worked on his composition Bigger Trees Near Warter, a painting that celebrates the landscape of the artist's native Yorkshire

When William Lee meets an enigmatic student in Mexico City, he becomes obsessed and begins a desperate journey into darkness. Romantic drama, starring Daniel Craig

A black couple's first date takes a shocking turn when a traffic stop leads to the death of a police officer. Crime drama, with Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith

In-depth current affairs report

The finalists deliver a three-course menu - their final chance to impress and be crowned MasterChef Champion 2026

Preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two

Pancake reluctantly agrees to a big birthday party, but finds his own way to handle it

A meteorite lands in the sea, and Dad claims it for science, but the animals want it back

The ducklings ban Weasy from playing on their toy train track after he destroys it and it has to be rebuilt, so he creates his own mega course

When the heroes are faced with the Goblin King moving into the Big Birch, they decide to invent a quest that will soon have him running back home

A rocket carries the cabin into space