BBC Two Northern Ireland HD Thursday

Preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two

Denise Nurse helps a keen gardener move to North Yorkshire to be closer to her family, and joins celebrations for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution's 200th anniversary

Nigel Havers presents as dealers bid for a boat sculpture, a miniature lawnmower, a 40-year-old growling teddy, a French gilt clock and a bergére chair

Monty Don delves into the world of garden compost and makes a start on sowing summer vegetables, while Sue Kent is busy getting her Swansea garden ready

The latest national and international stories as they break

JJ Chalmers presents an appeal on behalf of Day One Trauma, a charity that offers practical and emotional support to anyone who has experienced major trauma in the UK

Coverage of the opening session of the first semi-final on day 13 from the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield

Farmer Jimmy Doherty risks life and limb to join a tribe of Nepalese hunters on a mission to obtain rare honey from giant killer bees, 200ft up a sheer cliff face

People are invited to try to make money out of their antiques by taking them to auction. Paul Martin presents

Johnny Cochrane, Shobna Gulati, Dermot Murnaghan and Laura Smyth test their general knowledge skills in the penultimate round of questions

Michael Portillo arrives in the Essex market town of Witham, before visiting two medieval barns that are thought to be the oldest timber framed structures in England

Coverage of the opening session of the second semi-final on day 13 from the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield

Archaeologists in Somerset are blown away by the discovery of an entirely new Roman town in the intended pathway of some new electricity cables

As the nation marks 80 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe, Rachel Burden speaks to Britain's last veterans about their memories of the VE Day celebrations

Andy has a job interview and Lance has a lot of catching up to do, so the mystery of the buried bomber is the least of their problems - until new evidence emerges

Analysis of the day's events

Retired Detective Inspector Edwin Handcock recalls the brutal homophobic killing of Declan Flynn in Dublin in 1982 and the investigation that brought the killers to justice

Will needs inspiration for his new play A Midsummer Night's Dream. Meanwhile, a rather old but very wealthy gentleman has taken a shine to Kate

Barra Best makes a journey across the river network, meeting people who work, live and play along its banks,and exploring places and landscapes rarely seen on TV screens

An operation to cure a woman's extreme facial spasm has challenging results for surgeon George and a six-week-old baby needs an urgent operation to allow him to feed again

The Doctor and Belinda travel to a harsh alien world, where a mining colony has suffered a devastating attack leaving only one survivor. Guest starring Rose Ayling-Ellis

The pilgrims travel from Appenzell to their final destination at Einsiedeln Abbey, witnessing a cattle show and tackling a steep path through the mountains

Amol Rajan talks to the broadcaster and former footballer Gary Lineker about his career and beliefs

Preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two

Martin Roberts meets a fan of the show in Hampshire who has ignored the golden rules of buying at auction and Jacqui Joseph oversees progress on a period restoration in Kent