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

Painting conservator Lucia Scalisi uses her skills to honour a racing legend, and a mechanical doll needs the expert skills of toy restorers Julie Tatchell and Amanda Middleditch

Part two of two. Michael Portillo looks at the transformative effect of railways on Britain by travelling the world's first intercity line between Liverpool and Manchester

The latest national and international stories as they break

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

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

Quiz contest in which contestants race in moving podiums across the studio floor to try and win £5,000. Hosted by Roman Kemp and Sarah Greene

Jason Manford hosts the quiz in which contestants aim to find the single 'unbeatable' answer and streak ahead of the rest. Battling it out today are Charlotte, Dylan, Karen and Jay

The eight chefs cook their fish courses to win a place on the menu of a banquet celebrating the Olympics and Paralympics. Weightlifter Emily Campbell joins the panel as guest judge

Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan leads a team using specially designed on-board cameras to film groundbreaking new behaviour in animals who depend on the oceans

From the Boconnoc estate in the Cornish countryside, antiques experts Jonathan Pratt and Nick Hall uncover a pair of Georgian chairs and a children's pedal fire engine

Yinka Bokinni, Ellie Leach, Vicki Michelle and Peter Serafinowicz test their general knowledge skills in the final round of games when the week's winner is announced

Janette Manrara gets all the backstage gossip and behind-the-scenes action ahead of the weekend's Strictly Movie Special

Archaeologist Ben Robinson discovers some of the impressive and well preserved lime kilns in Solva, Wales, and how this industry helped feed a growing nation

Northern Ireland v Slovakia (Kick-off 7.45pm). Stephen Watson presents all the action from the FIFA World Cup Group A qualifier, held at Windsor Park

Paul and Bob travel to the Scottish Highlands on a quest for ferox trout in the River Garry, with a local guide to help them target their quarry

Analysis of the day's events

A theatre producer and his neurotic accountant hatch a crooked financial scam to make the worst Broadway show of all time. Mel Brooks' comedy, starring Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder

EastEnders actor Kellie Bright meets parents who say they're exhausted by the fight to get the right education for their autistic children

Freddie expands his roster of coaches to help with the growing responsibility of managing his new cricket teams, but a training session does not go as planned

Rob Rinder and Rylan Clark go on the final leg of their adventure, beginning by visiting the erotic temples of Khajuraho before joining a mud-wrestling club

The details of a murder investigation which was sparked by the discovery of a human torso dumped at a Salford beauty spot

Preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two

Nori and Dot are stuck in a treehouse without a door so Mojo and Bo try to get them out by sending the treehouse flying across town

When a pack of pesky, migrating trilobites overrun the ship, Big Lizard has to use a hidden talent to lure them away, but little trilobite Rex decides to stay

Trevor is on a quest to return the Icicle of Destiny when he topples into a cavern of tiny mushrooms who treat him like a king