BBC Two TV Guide

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BBC Two Schedule — Tue 08 Sep

12:55 AM

Lifeline — 00:55

Abbey Clancy and Peter Crouch present an appeal on behalf of Variety, the Children's Charity.
Runtime: 10 min
1:05 AM

Countryfile — 01:05

John Craven, Charlotte Smith and Megan McCubbin choose 12 images capturing the signs of the seasons for the 2027 Countryfile Calendar, raising money for BBC Children in Need.
Runtime: 55 min
2:00 AM

Emergency 24/7 — 02:00

The team battles to save Paul, whose leg has been severed after being hit by a train, and they question the story of a man with a deep wound who denies being stabbed.
Runtime: 1 hr
3:00 AM

Saving Lives at Sea — 03:00

The Porthcawl crew respond to a 999 call about a local fisherman who’s fallen overboard. As they discover the casualty’s identity, their search becomes increasingly desperate.
Runtime: 55 min
6:30 AM

Saturday Kitchen Best Bites — 06:30

2026: 06/09/2026
Matt Tebbutt serves up a feast of food from Paul Ainsworth, Ching-He Huang and Jeremy Lee. Also, Rick Stein and the Hairy Bikers head out of the studio.
Runtime: 1 hr 30 min
8:00 AM

The Great British Sewing Bee — 08:00

Episode 8
It's Literary Icons Week, and the sewers are challenged to create their own versions of Sherlock's deerstalker, transform school uniform for a grown-up Matilda and channel their inner Jane Austen.
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: 3 hr 15 min
12:15 PM

Politics Live — 12:15

The big political issues of the day.
Runtime: 45 min
1:00 PM

Richard Osman's House of Games — 13:00

Champions Week 3: Tuesday
Former winners Angela Barnes, Kemah Bob, Ade Edmondson and Beattie Edmondson test their general knowledge skills on this week's Champions edition of the quiz.
Runtime: 30 min
1:30 PM

The Edge — 13:30

Episode 12
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

Clywedog Valley Trail
Weatherman Derek Brockway walks the Clywedog Valley Trail in north Wales and learns about Iron Mad Jack, who revolutionised the iron industry.
Runtime: 30 min
2:45 PM

Animal Park — 14:45

Episode 3
Staff race to stop one of the park’s most important breeding programmes falling apart. And could it be 'maybe baby' for one of the park’s most endangered species?
Runtime: 45 min
3:30 PM

Who Do You Think You Are? — 15:30

Chris and Xand van Tulleken
Chris and Xand van Tulleken discover more about their Dutch heritage. Their research uncovers stories of ambition and true love but also a connection to a shameful part of history.
4:30 PM

Antiques Roadshow — 16:30

Woburn Abbey
Michael Aspel invites the public to bring along their prized possessions for examination, this time at Woburn Abbey. A valuable portrait of a cat is among the finds.
Runtime: 45 min
5:15 PM

Flog It! — 17:15

Episode 38
In Norfolk, David Harper is excited by a Polynesian war club, while Philip Serrell falls for a sewing machine dating back to 1875. Paul Martin uncovers the history of the Bedingfeld family.
Runtime: 45 min
6:00 PM

Richard Osman's House of Games — 18:00

Week 3: Tuesday
James Buckley, Amy Gledhill, Romilly Weeks and Gary Wilmot test their general knowledge skills on this week's House of Games.
Runtime: 30 min
6:30 PM

Clive Myrie’s Caribbean Adventure — 18:30

Kingston - Jamaica
In Jamaica’s capital city, Clive learns some dancehall moves, samples Jamaican-Irish stout punch and learns why this island produces so many Olympic sprinters.
Runtime: 30 min i Available on iPlayer
7:00 PM

Nigellissima — 19:00

Episode 6
Nigella Lawson shares the secrets of Italian-inspired food. She serves up an Anglo-Italian feast and shows how to make an easy no-stir risotto as well as chocolate pasta.
Runtime: 30 min i Available on iPlayer
7:30 PM

Race Against the Tide — 19:30

Episode 4
Five teams battle wind, waves, and time to sculpt monstrous sand creations. Six hours, one tide - who will survive this beach of horrors before they are all washed away?
Runtime: 30 min
8:00 PM

Saving Lives at Sea — 20:00

Young Surf Hero
A teenage boy rushes to help save a paralysed surfer from drowning. When a 999 call comes in, the Appledore crew are tasked with an immediate launch.
Runtime: 1 hr
9:00 PM

Emergency 24/7 — 21:00

Wrong Way Pile-Up
After his dangerous driving causes a head-on crash, Tom arrives in ED along with his victim. A young horse rider is paralysed after a fall, but doctors struggle to find the cause.
Runtime: 1 hr
10:00 PM

Colin from Accounts — 22:00

Clean, Honest, Open, Transparent Love
Ash reunites with Colin, and Gordon invites her – along with her eager boyfriend, David – to his birthday party at Echo Park Brewery, which is being thrown by his new girlfriend, Chelsea.
Runtime: 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

Gosford Park — 23:05

Period piece set in the early 1930s with an all-star cast. A weekend shooting party at a country mansion turns into a murder mystery when the host is found dead.
Runtime: 2 hr 10 min

Frequently Asked Questions

What is on BBC Two tonight?

Tonight (Tuesday 08 September) on BBC Two, you can watch Nigellissima, Race Against the Tide, Saving Lives at Sea, and Emergency 24/7. 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 01:15 with Gosford Park.

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