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BBC Two Schedule — Wed 25 Mar

12:00 AM

Hostage — 00:00

After the murder of James Foley shocks the world, John Cantlie appears online in Islamic State videos, raising chilling questions about loyalty, coercion and survival.
Runtime: 1 hr
1:00 AM

The Apprentice — 01:00

It's week 8, and the candidates are sent to the Isle of Wight to secure nine items for the best price. A last-minute dash to the finish sets up a close race in the boardroom.
Runtime: 1 hr
2:00 AM

The Apprentice: Unfinished Business — 02:00

Angela Scanlon and guests Nikita Kanda and Linda Plant take a look at the candidates' performances. Plus, an exclusive chat with the next person to leave the process.
Runtime: 35 min
2:35 AM

Inside the Rage Machine — 02:35

The inside story of how social media algorithms have been helping to tear people apart. Insider testimony and documents expose a machine thriving on outrage and division.
Runtime: 1 hr
6:00 AM

Just One Thing — 06:00

Dance
Roman Kemp goes to Sheffield to show empty nesters Siva and Dhami how dance might just rewrite their whole routine.
Runtime: 30 min
6:30 AM

The Repair Shop on the Road — 06:30

Kent - A Record-Breaking Pump Trolley Gets Back on Track
Dom and Henry restore a century-old pump trolley, Julyan repairs a treasured guitar, and Sonnaz crafts a unique ring using an intricate Japanese metalwork technique.
Runtime: 45 min
7:15 AM

Escape to the Country — 07:15

Cambridgeshire
Jules Hudson has a line-up of beautiful Cambridgeshire houses for a retired couple who want to relocate to be closer to family. Jules also visits the inspiring Great Fen Project.
Runtime: 45 min
8:00 AM

Great British Menu — 08:00

North East England and Yorkshire: Starter and Fish
Four chefs compete for north east England and Yorkshire with canapes, starters and fish dishes inspired by the British film industry. Who will be eliminated?
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: 2 hr 15 min
11:15 AM

Politics Live — 11:15

Prime Minister's Questions: 25/03/2026
Keir Starmer faces Prime Minister's Questions as the US-Israel war in Iran impacts the cost of living.
Runtime: 1 hr 45 min
1:00 PM

Impossible — 13:00

Episode 23
Game show in which players score points by answering questions correctly while avoiding the Impossible answers.
Runtime: 45 min
1:45 PM

The Tournament — 13:45

Episode 8
In the ultimate knockout quiz, eight players do battle on the Tournament Run in a series of exciting tug-of-war quiz matches. Hosted by Alex Scott.
Runtime: 45 min
2:30 PM

The Travelling Auctioneers — 14:30

Collectibles, Diamonds and a Downsizing Dream
Izzie finds remarkable memorabilia and JJ restores a sideboard as they help a downsizing couple clear out 40 years of collectables following a life-altering diagnosis.
Runtime: 30 min i Available on iPlayer
3:00 PM

Escape to the Country — 15:00

Devon
Alistair Appleton heads to Devon’s Dartmoor National Park with a mother and daughter who are after a property that can provide a countryside home for the whole family and a place to build a business.
Runtime: 45 min
3:45 PM

The Repair Shop on the Road — 15:45

Highlands - Treasure in the Attic
Dom and plaster expert Rich try to preserve some World War II Polish art before it is lost forever. Meanwhile, David Burville repairs a clockwork ship, and Will gets to grips with shinty.
Runtime: 45 min i Available on iPlayer
4:30 PM

Antiques Roadshow — 16:30

University of Birmingham
Experts examine artefacts offered up by the people of Birmingham, where finds include the most valuable piece of English pottery ever seen at a Roadshow.
Runtime: 45 min
5:15 PM

Flog It! — 17:15

Episode 40
In Norfolk, Anita Manning discovers a Victorian dynamometer, and David Harper finds a wine stopper from 1912. Paul Martin visits Cromer to find out about the RNLI’s most decorated lifeboatman.
Runtime: 45 min
6:00 PM

Richard Osman's House of Games — 18:00

Champions Week 3: Wednesday
Former winners Amy Gledhill, Jacqui Joseph, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and Tim Vine test their general knowledge skills on this week's Richard Osman’s House of Games: Champions.
Runtime: 30 min
6:30 PM

Do You Know Your Place? — 18:30

Leicester
Vernon Kay teams up with unreliable tour guide Paul Gorton to see if Susan Calman, Max Fosh and Noreen Khan can separate the credible from the questionable in Leicester.
Runtime: 30 min
7:00 PM

Great British Menu — 19:00

North East England and Yorkshire: Main and Dessert
The remaining three chefs from north east England and Yorkshire compete over mains and desserts inspired by the British film industry. Who will win, and who must go home?
Runtime: 1 hr
8:00 PM

Digging for Britain — 20:00

Episode 6
Featuring a Roman fort on Hadrian’s Wall, evidence of early writing by the Picts in Scotland and a 3,000-year-old Bronze Age coffin buried under a golf course.
Runtime: 1 hr
9:00 PM

QI XL — 21:00

Visual
Sandi Toksvig presents a visual episode of QI with Maisie Adam, Jack Dee, Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Alan Davies.
Runtime: 45 min i Available on iPlayer
9:45 PM

Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story — 21:45

Episode 1
In 1972, seven-year-old Steven Stayner vanishes. His family struggle to keep his case in the public eye until his heroic return seven years later sparks a media sensation.
Runtime: 45 min
10:30 PM

Newsnight — 22:30

Epstein Survivors
Victoria Derbyshire talks to survivors of Jeffrey Epstein in a special Newsnight programme from Washington.
Runtime: 48 min
11:18 PM

BBC Weather — 23:18

Weather bulletin.
Runtime: 2 min
11:20 PM

Unspun World with John Simpson — 23:20

Unspun World provides an unvarnished version of the week's major global news stories - reliable, honest and essential viewing with the BBC's world affairs editor, John Simpson.
Runtime: 25 min
11:45 PM

The Duchess — 23:45

18th-century drama based on the tumultuous life of the Duchess of Devonshire, a bright, popular aristocrat who is trapped in a failed marriage and has to face personal conflicts.
Runtime: 1 hr 40 min
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What is on BBC Two tonight?

Tonight (Wednesday 25 March) on BBC Two, you can watch Great British Menu, Digging for Britain, QI XL, and Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story. Check the full schedule for more details.

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When does programming end on BBC Two today?

Today's programming on BBC Two ends at 01:25 with The Duchess.

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