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John Simpson brings his expertise to bear on the most important stories. In discussion with the BBC's range of experts across the world, he uses their unique local knowledge to go beyond the headlines to get to the unspun truth about the world.

Trainee team leader Matt must organise the response to a man attacked with an iron bar. And the plastics team face painstaking surgery when a carpenter arrives with severed fingers.

The remaining six celebrity cooks face a brand-new challenge: the MasterChef auction. In this challenge, time counts more than ever before.

Exposing the organised grooming and sexual exploitation of vulnerable British teenage girls, highlighting failures by the authorities for over two decades. Through survivor testimonies, it details how police and social services repeatedly failed to protect them.

A preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two.

Expert Ben Cooper struts his stuff around a huge antiques centre in the hope of impressing his contestants, while Danny tries to fashion a profit out of the blue's £300 budget.

Sarah Moore is at Beaconsfield Recycling Centre in Buckinghamshire, hoping to save three potential diamonds from being dumped. For her own project, Sarah has bedsheets, wooden blocks and big plans, but can she turn tired linen into top-tier tableware? Meanwhile, upholsterer...

After a summer of heat and drought, Adam Frost shares some timely advice on how to capture rainwater. Sue Kent is at home planting Swiss chard and shows how to tackle an outbreak of fuchsia gall mite.

A comprehensive compilation of the latest and the most important news stories, updates and developments from the UK and different parts of the world.

Engaging conversation about the political issues that matter to you.

Contestants compete across the series, scoring points by answering questions correctly. However, they must avoid the impossible answers, otherwise they will be eliminated from the show until the next day.

The game show that mixes general knowledge quizzing and bowling.

Jason Manford hosts the quiz show where players face a question and pick from a board of six rankable answers. Some answers are good, but only one is unbeatable.

Michael heads to the splendid Walmer Castle, home during the 1920s to Lord Beauchamp. Michael's guide, the founder of the LGBTQ working group for English Heritage, tells Michael of the lavish homosexual parties Lord Beauchamp held at the castle.

Eva Longoria visits the northeastern state of Nuevo León, bordering her home state of Texas. As little grows there, and with meat on every menu, inventive and resourceful chefs transform simple ingredients into culinary delights.

The extreme landscapes north of the Great Wall have shaped some of China's most colourful people and wildlife. From nomadic tribes hunting with eagles, to camel trains crossing the Silk Road, from frozen Siberian wastes to baking deserts of Central Asia, life in northern China...

Paul Martin presents from Warwickshire's Ragley Hall, a 17th-century Palladian house. Antiques experts Christina Trevanion and Charlie Ross find a selection of antiques and collectibles to take to auction. Christina gets to grips with a weighty Jardinere, Charlie tests out a...

Larry Dean, Kirsty Gallagher, Sam Quek and Lemn Sissay take on a series of quiz rounds selected by Richard Osman. A daily winner is declared following a quick-fire round at the end of each show, and the scores are tallied across the week.

The Platinum Coast of Barbados is known for its golden sands and wealthy inhabitants. Clive is more interested in why this tiny country produces so many international cricketers and meets one of the island's top coaches for a few tips on his batting.

A health-conscious couple from London enlist Sonali Shah to help them spend £1.3 million on a detached property in Surrey with enough land to create a wellness retreat. Taking a breather from house hunting, Sonali immerses herself in the county's ancient woodlands as she learns...

It's the grand final for the last three aspiring art dealer pairs. Competing at Frieze Week, only one can win the top prize of £50,000 worth of brilliant British art.

Women worldwide are falling for the same online lover. But when he starts to ask for money, Roxy, Annette and Gaby trace the truth back to a single man in California.

Victims confront the man who stole their hearts as the scam becomes deadly.

Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Paddy O'Connell.