An adventure into the worlds of some of the best children's books, as celebrities explore the stories that they hold dear. Includes The Giggler Treatment and The Demon Headmaster. Show more
Martin Roberts and Lucy Alexander visit a semi-detached property in Stoke, a mid-terrace in Tooting, south London, and a house in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester. Show more
Consumer series with Dominic Littlewood. Dom is contacted about a TV, phone and internet provider who appears to have made offers they cannot actually honour. Show more
Series looking at benefit fraud. Eagle-eyed trading standards officers at Southwark Council unwittingly uncover evidence of benefit fraud among counterfeit beauty products. Show more
Antiques experts Mark Franks and Phil Serrell go up against each other at an auction in Rayleigh. They are both bidding for the best bargains, but who will make the most profit? Show more
Art series with Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould. The team find what could be several important lost works by Thomas Gainsborough in Britain's public art collections. Show more
Gardening magazine. Carol Klein admires the daffodil. Monty Don pots up his dahlia tubers and offers tips for getting the best results later in the year. Show more
Zeinab Badawi speaks to the French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier. How does he answer criticisms that some of his designs contribute to the sexual objectification of women? Show more
Twenty-four hours a day, the latest national and international stories as they break.
The latest international news from the BBC.
The latest political news, interviews and debate. Andrew Neil is joined by 'undercover economist' Tim Harford for a look at MPs' expenses and a new play about Margaret Thatcher. Show more
Amateur cooks battle to see if they can create a restaurant in their own homes. An ex-military man recreates an officers' mess to compete with a Caribbean instant restaurant. Show more
Antiques series. Karen Curry and her sister Lesley want to sell their inherited mementoes. Lorne Spicer and expert Jonty Hearnden join them in their search for collectables. Show more
The journey continues along England's south west coast. Mark Horton has privileged access to the historic dockyards at Devonport. Show more
Planet Earth
Episode 5: Deserts - Short Version
57 minutes on BBC Two Northern Ireland
Available for years
David Attenborough looks at deserts around the world from Namibia to Chile, unravelling the secrets behind desert survival and revealing their ephemeral nature. Show more
Amateur bakers are put to the test. They are challenged to make two types of sponge puddings, take on a difficult Mary Berry recipe and deliver a showstopping strudel. Show more
Michael Aspel and the team head for Aberdeen Music Hall. Objects featured include a Scottish broadsword bought with money saved from a youngster's paper round.
Jeremy Vine hosts the show in which teams from all over the UK take on probably the greatest quiz team in Britain, made up of some of the country's top quiz champions. Show more
Five Fables
Episode 5: The Fox, the Wolf and the Farmer
30 minutes on BBC Two Northern Ireland
Available for over a year
Animated series. In this tale, a fox takes a farmer at his word when he hears him shout 'the wolf shall have the lot of you' at his oxen. Show more
Series in which Lord Digby Jones helps businesses realise their potential. A family-owned company with over 40 employees receives his expert guidance. Show more
The tale of an unlikely friendship between Bruno (Asa Butterfield), the son of a Nazi commandant, and Shmuel (Jack Scanlon), a Jewish boy held captive in a concentration camp. Show more
Documentary series in which Ian Hislop explores the British trait of obsession with the past. Here he examines King Arthur and King Alfred. Show more
Panorama goes undercover to expose the bailiffs who seize cars and demand huge fees in what has become a multimillion-pound business: chasing unpaid parking tickets. Show more
Factual drama series drawing on the archives of the Old Bailey online project. Two boys are caught stealing laundry that has been put out to dry on bushes. Show more
Factual drama series drawing on the archives of the Old Bailey online project. A father and son are accused of grave robbing. Show more
Factual drama series drawing on the archives of the Old Bailey online project. A woman enlists the help of two men to help her murder her husband. Show more
Factual drama series drawing on the archives of the Old Bailey online project. Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst stands accused of damage to property. Show more