What's on BBC Two Tonight

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Tonight's highlights

      
        7:00 PM
        
          European Athletics Championships 
        
      Two big field finals kick off the evening session on day four of the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, with the women’s triple jump and women’s pole vault.

      
        8:00 PM
        
          The Big Deal with Steph McGovern
        
      Seven pairs of aspiring art dealers compete to spot talent, negotiate deals and make a profit for the ultimate chance to win £50,000 worth of brilliant British art.

9:00 PM A House Through Time The house's first residents are an 18th-century church minister who helps French prisoners escape from Edinburgh Castle, a post office worker turned spy and a world-famous sculptor.

10:00 PM Red Dwarf Rimmer is transmitted from Red Dwarf to the advanced holoship Enlightenment, which contains the cream of the space corps.

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BBC Two Schedule — Today

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The first program is at 12:05 AM (12:05 AM UK Time )

12:05 AM

Kindling — 00:05

A group of young men return to their home town in order to turn their friend's final days into a celebration of life and friendship.

Runtime: 1 hr 30 min

1:35 AM

Amityville: An Origin Story — 01:35

The Big Time

After paranormal trailblazers Ed and Lorraine Warren 'confirm' a demonic presence at 112 Ocean Ave, the Lutz family turns their 'true story' into a hit book and film.

Runtime: 50 min i Available on iPlayer

6:30 AM

The Bidding Room — 06:30

Life-Sized Skeleton Model, Large Wooden Rabbit, Pinwheel Calculator

There are some unusual visitors to the room in this episode, including Uncle Bert the skeleton and a cheeky wooden rabbit, not to mention a rare album from one of the world’s biggest bands.

Runtime: 45 min

7:15 AM

Money for Nothing — 07:15

You Spin Me Round!

Like a record, baby! JJ gets the oven fired up, trying to repurpose a record collection into something new.

Runtime: 45 min

8:00 AM

Gardeners' World — 08:00

Episode 21

Frances Tophill returns to Damson Farm in Bath and spends the day with owner Alison and a very special guest – Dame Mary Berry. Arit Anderson visits an inspiring urban edible garden in London.

Runtime: 1 hr

9:00 AM

BBC News — 09:00

Twenty-four hours a day, the latest national and international stories as they break.

Runtime: 1 hr 30 min

10:30 AM

Antiques Road Trip — 10:30

Gulls Allowed!

Dealers Margie Cooper and Tim Medhurst take their green electric fire engine to Gwynedd in north Wales. But watch out for those greedy seagulls...

Runtime: 45 min

11:15 AM

Homes Under the Hammer — 11:15

For Whom the Bell Tolls

In Glasgow, a characterful doorbell has Martel amused. Martin struggles with layout issues in east London. Dion is in Derby hoping to get three wishes from a genie in the lamp!

Runtime: 1 hr

12:15 PM

Bargain Hunt — 12:15

Newbury 25

Caroline Hawley gets behind the wheel of an antique automobile while Raj Bisram and Stephanie Connell try to steer their teams to victory.

Runtime: 45 min

1:00 PM

Richard Osman's House of Games — 13:00

Week 13: Thursday

Mehreen Baig, Clare Balding, Jamie Laing and Mike Wozniak test their general knowledge skills on this week's House of Games.

Runtime: 30 min

1:30 PM

The Finish Line — 13:30

Episode 20

Roman Kemp hosts this quiz show with sidekick Sarah Greene. The contestants race on moving podiums across the studio floor to try to win £5,000.

Runtime: 45 min

2:15 PM

Do You Know Your Place? — 14:15

Bristol

Vernon Kay and unreliable tour guide Paul Gorton see if Nitin Ganatra, the Rev Kate Bottley and Gladiator Apollo can sort fact from fiction. Today's adventure takes them to Bristol.

Runtime: 30 min

2:45 PM

The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart — 14:45

Fire

Volcanic peaks soaring above the scorching plains of East Africa create cool islands of habitat where strange creatures have evolved in splendid isolation.

Runtime: 50 min

3:35 PM

Spy in the Ocean — 15:35

Deep Trouble

Spy creatures show the challenges of the ocean. From a baby whale in danger and marine iguanas battling storms, to a mantis shrimp’s knockout punch, the spies are never far from trouble.

Runtime: 1 hr

4:35 PM

Antiques Roadshow — 16:35

Dunrobin Castle

Michael Aspel invites the public to have their antiques examined. Featuring a very tall longcase clock, a French automaton doll and an astonishing violin.

Runtime: 40 min

5:15 PM

Flog It! — 17:15

Bowes Museum

Antiques series. Paul Martin presents from the Bowes Museum at Barnard Castle in County Durham, purpose-built to house the collection of Josephine and John Bowes.

Runtime: 45 min

6:00 PM

Richard Osman's House of Games — 18:00

Week 18: Thursday

Chris Bisson, Danielle Harold, Katharine Merry and Robert Webb test their general knowledge skills on this week's House of Games.

Runtime: 30 min

6:30 PM

Bear Grylls - Wild Reckoning — 18:30

Like Mother, Like Daughter

Mum Rachel needs Bear’s help to repair her fractured bond with daughter Venice. Emotions run high, and tempers flare – can they learn to work as a team and build a better future?

Runtime: 30 min

7:00 PM

European Athletics Championships — 19:00

Day 4: Women's Triple Jump and Pole Vault Finals

Two big field finals kick off the evening session on day four of the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, with the women’s triple jump and women’s pole vault.

Runtime: 1 hr

8:00 PM

The Big Deal with Steph McGovern — 20:00

Episode 1

Seven pairs of aspiring art dealers compete to spot talent, negotiate deals and make a profit for the ultimate chance to win £50,000 worth of brilliant British art.

Runtime: 1 hr

9:00 PM

A House Through Time — 21:00

Episode 1

The house's first residents are an 18th-century church minister who helps French prisoners escape from Edinburgh Castle, a post office worker turned spy and a world-famous sculptor.

Runtime: 1 hr

10:00 PM

Red Dwarf — 22:00

Holoship

Rimmer is transmitted from Red Dwarf to the advanced holoship Enlightenment, which contains the cream of the space corps.

Runtime: 30 min

10:30 PM

Newsnight — 22:30

Insights and global interviews on the crucial news stories of the day. With Katie Razzall.

Runtime: 33 min

11:03 PM

BBC Weather — 23:03

Weather bulletin.

Runtime: 2 min

11:05 PM

Murder Trial — 23:05

Part 1

Brian Low is shot and found dead in rural Scotland. David Campbell, former gamekeeper of the shooting estate where he worked, stands accused of his premeditated murder.

Runtime: 1 hr

Next Day →

Coming up tomorrow

Tomorrow on BBC Two — 14 August 2026

12:05 AM

The Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke

With the family increasingly isolated, the home begins to draw unwanted attention. When a lucky escape exposes Ruby and Jodi’s world, the truth proves far worse than anyone imagined.
12:55 AM

Ambulance

Alistair attends to Paul, who has fallen onto concrete from a ladder. The specialist paramedic must assess his multiple injuries and reassure his patient, who fears he is dying.
1:55 AM

Evolution

How did the dolphin get so smart? Chris Packham explores the origins of senses, brains and intelligence, in an evolutionary odyssey that ventures from ocean to land and back again.
6:30 AM

The Answer Run

Girls Aloud or Little Mix? The 1970s or the 1980s? Summer Olympics or Winter Olympics? As today’s teams battle it out, every answer is a 50/50 shot on The Answer Run.
7:15 AM

Money for Nothing

Sarah Moore tries to make the sun shine a profit on a garden umbrella, and a pair of 70s armchairs puts Larissa through her paces.
8:00 AM

Marcus Wareing Simply Provence

Marcus’s time in Saint-Remy is nearly over, so after exploring the joys of Provençal lamb, it’s time to prepare a party dish to say farewell to all the friends he’s made along the way.

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What is on BBC Two tonight?

Tonight (Thursday 13 August) on BBC Two, you can watch European Athletics Championships , The Big Deal with Steph McGovern, A House Through Time, and Red Dwarf. Check the full schedule for more details.

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Today's programming on BBC Two ends at 00:05 with Murder Trial.

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