What's on BBC Two Tonight

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Tonight's highlights

7:00 PM Celebrity Antiques Road Trip The tables are turned for DJ duo Nihal Arthanayake and Dev Griffin as they swap beats for bargains on a trip around the south east in a jazzy Jaguar XK8.

8:00 PM Inside the Factory Paddy McGuinness visits a factory to explore the surprising process of turning potato starch into 500 million packs of Quavers cheese curls every year.

      
        9:00 PM
        
          Stolen Babies
        
      Revealing how the British state forced 250,000 unmarried women to give up their babies. Told by the mothers affected, this landmark documentary exposes the forced adoption scandal.

10:30 PM Newsnight Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.

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BBC Two Schedule — Today

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The first program is at 1:30 AM (1:30 AM UK Time )

1:30 AM

Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story — 01:30

Two decades after Steven went missing near Yosemite, three tourists vanish in the same area. When the FBI finds the killer, the Stayner family are linked to the new, horrifying crimes.

Runtime: 50 min

2:20 AM

Celebrity MasterChef — 02:20

The second round of heats continues. TV and radio broadcaster Zoe Ball asks the celebrities to cook their ultimate pudding.

Runtime: 1 hr

6:30 AM

Bargain Hunt — 06:30

Ardingly 25

The teams have to take shelter at Ardingly antiques fair when the heavens open, but will there be pennies from heaven for one team at the auction?

Runtime: 45 min

7:15 AM

Money for Nothing — 07:15

New Heights

New York is calling... Sarah Peterson channels Manhattan with a skyscraper idea, and Jacqui Joseph can hear 'cash cash cash' washing in from seashells.

Runtime: 45 min

8:00 AM

Great Continental Railway Journeys — 08:00

Knokke-Heist to Bruges

Continuing his Belgian tour, Michael Portillo heads to the beach resort of Knokke-Heist and the world’s longest coastal tram, which enjoys splendid views across the North Sea.

Runtime: 30 min

8:30 AM

Great Continental Railway Journeys — 08:30

Brussels to La Louvière

Michael Portillo’s Belgian journey takes him back to Brussels to examine a dark chapter in the country’s past: the brutal seizure of the Congo under King Leopold II.

Runtime: 30 min

9:00 AM

BBC News — 09:00

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

Runtime: 2 hr 15 min

11:15 AM

Politics Live — 11:15

The big political issues of the day.

Runtime: 1 hr 45 min

1:00 PM

Richard Osman's House of Games — 13:00

Champions Week 1: Wednesday

Former winners Rickie Haywood-Williams, Sally Phillips, Vikki Stone and Dan Walker test their general knowledge skills on this week's House of Games: Champions.

Runtime: 30 min

1:30 PM

The Edge — 13:30

Episode 8

Gabby Logan takes charge of the quiz where contestants need brainpower and ball skills to win big. Who will be the high roller and who will push themselves over The Edge?

Runtime: 45 min

2:15 PM

Weatherman Walking — 14:15

Cilgerran

Weatherman Derek Brockway explores the River Teifi and takes part in the annual coracle races.

Runtime: 30 min

2:45 PM

Animal Park — 14:45

Episode 14

An armadillo emergency could spell the end for one of the park’s favourite couples, but what will the vet find when he comes to check on Polly?

Runtime: 45 min

3:30 PM

Dogs in the Wild: Meet the Family — 15:30

Meet the Family

One family, 37 faces: from the Arctic wolf to the talkative dhole, the tiny fennec fox to the long-legged maned wolf, this is the definitive celebration of dogs in the wild.

Runtime: 1 hr

4:30 PM

Antiques Roadshow — 16:30

Clitheroe

More interesting valuables revealed by Michael Aspel in Clitheroe. Discoveries include one of the earliest vacuum cleaners and a collection of porcelain pugs.

Runtime: 45 min

5:15 PM

Flog It! — 17:15

Ushaw 23

Antiques expert David Fletcher is delighted by a 1950s toy plane, while James Lewis finds a 1940s menu from a famous Hollywood restaurant. Paul Martin visits the Mining Art Gallery in Bishop Auckland.

Runtime: 45 min

6:00 PM

Richard Osman's House of Games — 18:00

Week 1: Wednesday

Ken Bruce, Alice Roberts, Perri Shakes-Drayton and Kiell Smith-Bynoe test their general knowledge skills on this week's House of Games.

Runtime: 30 min

6:30 PM

Great British Railway Journeys — 18:30

Dorking to Lingfield

Michael Portillo’s railway tour of the Weald reaches the spectacular Surrey countryside, where he finds a surprising connection to the darker reaches of the universe.

Runtime: 30 min i Available on iPlayer

7:00 PM

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip — 19:00

Nihal Arthanayake v Dev Griffin

The tables are turned for DJ duo Nihal Arthanayake and Dev Griffin as they swap beats for bargains on a trip around the south east in a jazzy Jaguar XK8.

Runtime: 1 hr i Available on iPlayer

8:00 PM

Inside the Factory — 20:00

Cheese Curls

Paddy McGuinness visits a factory to explore the surprising process of turning potato starch into 500 million packs of Quavers cheese curls every year.

Runtime: 1 hr i Available on iPlayer

9:00 PM

Stolen Babies — 21:00

Exposing a British scandal

Revealing how the British state forced 250,000 unmarried women to give up their babies. Told by the mothers affected, this landmark documentary exposes the forced adoption scandal.

Runtime: 1 hr 30 min

10:30 PM

Newsnight — 22:30

Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.

Runtime: 33 min

11:03 PM

BBC Weather — 23:03

Weather bulletin.

Runtime: 2 min

11:05 PM

Couples Therapy — 23:05

Episode 6

Shay confronts Clinton’s online infidelities. Orna encourages Drea to practise creating more space for herself. Chris reflects on his experiences of grief and abandonment.

Runtime: 25 min

11:30 PM

Couples Therapy — 23:30

Episode 7

Nessa and Drea work to break a familiar cycle. Sienna confronts her anger over a past assault. Marjorie and Jason struggle to feel respected, and Shay reaches her limit.

Runtime: 35 min

Next Day →

Coming up tomorrow

Tomorrow on BBC Two — 3 September 2026

12:05 AM

A House Through Time

At the start of the 20th century, the new residents of Calton Hill find themselves wrapped up in bigamy and brutality.
1:05 AM

Celebrity MasterChef

Which celebrities will surpass the challenge from Tom Kerridge – to recreate one of his pub classics – to make it through to the semi-finals?
2:05 AM

The Mother of All Cons

Meg’s funeral is cancelled for a new autopsy, and the sleuths learn that there was no brain tumour. Meg’s half-sister suspects their mother knows more and begins a search for an answer.
6:30 AM

Garden Rescue

Chris Hull and Lee Burkhill travel to Coventry to help Amy, Ryan and their family transform their disorganised, outdated garden into a sporty, modern haven for everyone to enjoy.
7:15 AM

Money for Nothing

Salvage expert Guy has a flush of creativity with a loo roll-inspired idea for wooden golf clubs, but he can't stop there... and the ideas just keep coming!
8:00 AM

Gardeners' World

As a summer marked by record-breaking heat and prolonged drought comes to a close, Monty reflects on how it has tested gardeners across the country.

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What is on BBC Two tonight?

Tonight (Wednesday 02 September) on BBC Two, you can watch Celebrity Antiques Road Trip, Inside the Factory, and Stolen Babies. Check the full schedule for more details.

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Today's programming on BBC Two ends at 00:05 with Couples Therapy.

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