BBC Two TV Guide & Listings (Australia Timezone)
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Tonight's highlights
7:00 PM
Global Eye
Jonathan Head reports from Thailand, where recent flooding has highlighted the growing challenges facing Bangkok.
7:30 PM
Mastermind
Clive Myrie asks the questions in another heat of the classic quiz. The specialist subjects include the TV series Succession and the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.
8:00 PM
Only Connect
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s a knockout round, and only one of the two returning teams can go through.
8:30 PM
University Challenge
The second round of the competition begins. Two teams of students go head-to-head for a place in the quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
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BBC Two Schedule — Today
Programming hasn’t started yet.
The first program is at 12:55 AM (12:55 AM UK Time )
12:55 AM
Ellie & Natasia — 00:55
Including a game show about snakes, a routine driving lesson that takes a bizarre, surreal turn and an appearance from Asim Chaudhry.
Runtime:
30 min
1:25 AM
Question Time — 01:25
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of debate from Warwick with the Emma Reynolds MP, James Cartlidge MP, Daisy Cooper MP, Zia Yusuf and Alastair Campbell.
Runtime:
1 hr
6:45 AM
House of Games — 06:45
Week 5: Friday
Les Dennis, Jenny Eclair, Owain Wyn Evans and Lauren Patel test their general knowledge skills on this week's House of Games.
Runtime:
35 min
7:20 AM
Blue Planet III — 07:20
Tropical Seas
In the tropical seas, year-round sunshine has created the perfect conditions for the ocean’s richest habitats to flourish, but survival takes remarkable and surprising ingenuity.
Runtime:
1 hr
8:20 AM
Match of the Day — 08:20
Match of the Day (Sunday)
Highlights of Sunday’s only Premier League game as Liverpool take on champions Arsenal at Anfield. Kelly Cates is joined by Micah Richards and Danny Murphy.
Runtime:
40 min
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
1:00 PM
Impossible — 13:00
Episode 1
Game show in which players score points by answering questions correctly while avoiding the Impossible answers.
Runtime:
45 min
1:45 PM
The Answer Run — 13:45
Episode 14
Comedian Jason Manford hosts an exciting, fast-paced quiz show, where three couples face a series of 50/50 questions which hurtle The Answer Run down towards them.
Runtime:
45 min
2:30 PM
Coast to Coast Food Festival — 14:30
Episode 4
Sean Fletcher and Edith Bowman explore Cockermouth’s food festival, meeting passionate food producers.
Runtime:
30 min
3:00 PM
Great Coastal Railway Journeys — 15:00
Dunbar to Edinburgh
Michael Portillo begins a series of coastal railway journeys around the British Isles, starting in Siccar Point, the site of an extraordinary 18th-century discovery, and finishing at Holyrood House.
Runtime:
30 min
3:30 PM
Secrets of the Aquarium — 15:30
Do You Have Room for a Turtle?
Marcus and Emma head to the Maldives on a rescue mission for an injured turtle. Ian trains a shark using a toy boat, and Andrew collects fresh seaweed for Larry the lobster.
Runtime:
1 hr
4:30 PM
Antiques Roadshow — 16:30
Ipswich
Michael Aspel and the team head to Ipswich, where among the treasures they find are a duke's chamber pot now used to drink champagne from, and one of the earliest record players.
Runtime:
45 min
5:15 PM
Flog It! — 17:15
Glemham Hall 34
At Glemham Hall in Suffolk, James Lewis uncovers a copy of a Raphael painting saved by a refugee from Hitler’s Germany, and David Fletcher spots a rare flintlock pistol.
Runtime:
45 min
6:00 PM
House of Games — 18:00
Week 6: Monday
Maisie Adam, Ade Edmondson, Rickie Haywood-Williams and Sammi Kinghorn test their general knowledge skills on this week's House of Games.
Runtime:
30 min
6:30 PM
Strictly - It Takes Two — 18:30
Episode 26
Ellie Taylor kicks off the week by chatting to the latest couple to be eliminated from the competition. Also, Friday’s all-star panel return to look back at the weekend’s spooky performances.
Runtime:
30 min
7:00 PM
Global Eye — 19:00
Bangkok Under Pressure
Jonathan Head reports from Thailand, where recent flooding has highlighted the growing challenges facing Bangkok.
Runtime:
30 min
7:30 PM
Mastermind — 19:30
Episode 15
Clive Myrie asks the questions in another heat of the classic quiz. The specialist subjects include the TV series Succession and the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Runtime:
30 min
8:00 PM
Only Connect — 20:00
Frenemies v Merseyside Eyes
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s a knockout round, and only one of the two returning teams can go through.
Runtime:
30 min
8:30 PM
University Challenge — 20:30
Episode 17
The second round of the competition begins. Two teams of students go head-to-head for a place in the quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Runtime:
30 min
9:00 PM
Escaping Idi Amin — 21:00
Episode 2
Eighty thousand Ugandan Asians suffer brutal repression at the hands of Idi Amin’s regime as Britain races to organise a mass evacuation before the 90-day deadline runs out.
Runtime:
1 hr
10:00 PM
Live at the Apollo — 22:00
Episode 7
Tim Renkow welcomes comedians Janine Harouni and Stuart Goldsmith to the stage.
10:30 PM
Newsnight — 22:30
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
Runtime:
28 min
10:58 PM
11:00 PM
Highland Cops — 23:00
A Murder and a Manhunt in Inverness
A brutal Inverness murder sparks a manhunt for two violent suspects. On Lewis, a traffic stop turns into a tense stand-off, while police search for a missing man in the Cairngorms.
Runtime:
1 hr
Coming up tomorrow
Tomorrow on BBC Two — 3 November 2026
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12:00 AM
Fallen LeavesComedy romance set in modern-day Helsinki. A lonely metalworker and a single woman working as a shelf stacker form an instant connection after a chance meeting at a karaoke bar.
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1:20 AM
Matt Baker, Anita Rani, Margherita Taylor, Joe Crowley and John Craven meet five remarkable young people whose lives have been transformed through support from BBC Children in Need-funded projects.
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2:30 AM
Kate Robbins presents this month’s Lifeline appeal on behalf of PMRGCAuk, a charity providing support, information and advocacy for people affected by polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis.
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2:40 AM
As the Round Table draws to a close, another celebrity player is banished - but are they a Faithful or a Traitor?
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3:45 AM
It’s the penultimate episode, and the final is within touching distance! Ed Gamble chats to the latest banished and murdered players from episode 9.
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6:45 AM
A neolithic arrowhead, an antique fire engine and a Canadian army shield bring to light the distinguished history of an Elizabethan mansion deep in the West Sussex countryside.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is on BBC Two tonight?
Tonight (Monday 02 November) on BBC Two, you can watch Global Eye, Mastermind, Only Connect, and University Challenge. Check the full schedule for more details.
How can I watch BBC Two live?
You can watch BBC Two live on the official bbc.co.uk website or app. Use the 'Watch Live' button to go directly to the player.
When does programming end on BBC Two today?
Today's programming on BBC Two ends at 00:00 (11:00 your time) with Highland Cops.
Is this TV schedule shown in UK time or my local time?
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