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Starting in Hassocks, Michael makes his way to the beautiful Sussex village of Ditchling, where, between the wars, a Roman Catholic community of artists made their home. Michael finds out how they made their mark on the village, the capital and the nation's railways. In the...

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.

Beneath billowing clouds, in China's far south-west, rich jungles nestle below towering peaks. Jewel-coloured birds and ancient tribes share forested valleys where wild elephants still roam. These remote forests stretch into northern territories where normally deserts would be...

The experts visit The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Croombe in South Worcestershire, Crowcombe Court in Somerset and Bletchley Park to lay their hands on some unusual items to take to auction. Plus, Paul Martin investigates the historic landscape of Mount Edgcumbe in...

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.

Clive travels 200 miles east of Havana to the historic town of Trinidad, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Along the way, Clive meets the octogenarian carpenter whose skills have contributed to keeping this 16th-century city standing.

Iolo heads out to sea to look for Risso's dolphins. Underwater, an artificial reef has formed from an old shipwreck. He finds roosting bats at an old priory, dragonflies and beautiful rare plants on Anglesey's fens. On the Alaw estuary, he gets a rare sight of a merlin -...

The tide is rising, and the pressure's mounting. Four teams face their tallest sand challenge yet. Who will soar and who will sink in the semi-final?

When a kayaker calls a friend to say she's in trouble out at sea, the line suddenly goes dead; the Happisburgh crew find her over a mile offshore, face down and unresponsive.

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.

Gordon and Ash exchange flirty texts. Chelsea reminds Gordon to bug bomb before she moves in. Ash seeks advice from Meggles about Gordon and David. Brett confronts Gordon about their friendship.

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