BBC Two TV Guide & Listings (New Zealand Timezone)

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Tonight's highlights

7:00 PM Digging for Britain Alice Roberts reveals the story of the Roman cavalry. As she sets off across Hadrian's Wall on their trail, re-enactors recreate a cavalry tournament.

8:00 PM Springwatch Springwatch returns for three weeks of seasonal splendour, live from the brand new location of National Trust Crom in Northern Ireland and the Knepp Estate in Sussex.

9:00 PM Lucy Worsley Investigates Lucy explores how the battle for American independence wasn’t only fought on American soil but also unfolded in Britain itself, with sabotage, espionage and political unrest reshaping the empire.

      
        10:00 PM
        
          Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
        
      Eleven-year-old Margaret is uprooted from her life in New York for the suburbs of New Jersey, going through the throes of puberty with new friends in a new school. Based on Judy Blume’s classic novel.

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BBC Two Schedule — Today

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The first program is at 12:55 AM (12:55 AM UK Time )

12:55 AM

Question Time — 00:55

Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Dumfries. On the panel are Kirsty McNeill, Stephen Flynn, Harriet Cross, Thomas Kerr and Ross Greer.

Runtime: 1 hr

1:55 AM

Expedition with Steve Backshall — 01:55

Steve and a team of world-class kayakers head to Kamchatka to take on white water in a bid to explore a pristine wilderness packed with more brown bears than almost anywhere else on the planet.

Runtime: 45 min

2:40 AM

The Cage — 02:40

As forces close in on Matty and Leanne, and the evidence stacks up against them, can they pull off one last roll of the dice?

Runtime: 1 hr

6:20 AM

Greatest Gardens with Diarmuid Gavin and Carol Klein — 06:20

Episode 4

Carol Klein and Diarmuid Gavin lead the search along with guest judge and keen gardener Katie Piper to find Northern Ireland’s greatest garden.

Runtime: 30 min i Available on iPlayer

6:50 AM

Just One Thing — 06:50

Take a Hot Bath

Roman Kemp meets children's entertainer Susan and suggests she add a hot bath to her evening routine. Not only could it improve her quality of sleep – it could even reduce the risk of heart disease.

Runtime: 30 min

7:20 AM

Match of the Day — 07:20

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Kelly Cates presents highlights of the final day of the Premier League season's ten matches, including Arsenal’s trip to Crystal Palace and Manchester City versus Aston Villa.

Runtime: 1 hr 40 min

9:00 AM

BBC News — 09:00

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

Runtime: 4 hr

1:00 PM

Impossible — 13:00

Episode 26

The unique quiz show where if a player gives an Impossible answer, they are immediately eliminated. Which of the 24 contestants will face the £10,000 question today?

Runtime: 45 min

1:45 PM

Mastermind — 13:45

Episode 11

Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take to the black chair. The subjects include Michael Palin's travel documentaries, Lady Gaga and Emily Dickinson.

Runtime: 30 min

2:15 PM

Lightning — 14:15

Episode 6

Comedian Zoe Lyons hosts the quickfire quiz where six plucky contestants must stay out of the light to be all right. Can anyone beat the lightning and win the £3,000 jackpot?

Runtime: 30 min

2:45 PM

Under the Vines — 14:45

Episode 3

Louis’s reunion with his family is underwhelming. At Oakley, disaster hits when Rowan, Julian and Paige wreak havoc, and the reaction from a livid Louis leads Julian to a rash decision.

Runtime: 45 min i Available on iPlayer

3:30 PM

Sicily: The Wonder of the Mediterranean — 15:30

Episode 1

Historian Michael Scott discovers how the Greeks began to settle on Sicily's east coast 3,000 years ago, building great city-states that soon came to rival even Athens itself.

Runtime: 1 hr i Available on iPlayer

4:30 PM

Antiques Roadshow — 16:30

Tidworth

This show comes from Tidworth in Wiltshire, where fascinating finds include rare French porcelain, a regimental silver centrepiece, and an unusual sardine tin.

Runtime: 45 min

5:15 PM

Flog It! — 17:15

Muncaster Castle 31

Antiques series. In Muncaster in Cumbria, hundreds of people turn up with collectibles and treasures to take to auction. Paul Martin visits Coniston Water.

Runtime: 45 min

6:00 PM

Richard Osman's House of Games — 18:00

Week 9: Monday

Cheryl Baker, Chris Bavin, Axel Blake and Sophie Willan test their general knowledge skills on this week's House of Games.

Runtime: 30 min

6:30 PM

Great Continental Railway Journeys — 18:30

St Pancras to Brussels

Michael boards the Eurostar at London’s St Pancras International, bound for the Belgian capital, Brussels.

Runtime: 30 min

7:00 PM

Digging for Britain — 19:00

The Horsemen of Hadrian's Wall

Alice Roberts reveals the story of the Roman cavalry. As she sets off across Hadrian's Wall on their trail, re-enactors recreate a cavalry tournament.

Runtime: 1 hr i Available on iPlayer

8:00 PM

Springwatch — 20:00

Episode 1

Springwatch returns for three weeks of seasonal splendour, live from the brand new location of National Trust Crom in Northern Ireland and the Knepp Estate in Sussex.

Runtime: 1 hr

9:00 PM

Lucy Worsley Investigates — 21:00

Lucy Worsley Investigates: The American Revolution

Lucy explores how the battle for American independence wasn’t only fought on American soil but also unfolded in Britain itself, with sabotage, espionage and political unrest reshaping the empire.

Runtime: 1 hr

10:00 PM

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. — 22:00

Eleven-year-old Margaret is uprooted from her life in New York for the suburbs of New Jersey, going through the throes of puberty with new friends in a new school. Based on Judy Blume’s classic novel.

Runtime: 1 hr 40 min

11:40 PM

Countryfile — 23:40

The River Leven through Time

Anita Rani and Joe Crowley explore the River Leven, which flows through Fife, uncovering how this once-hardworking industrial river shaped communities for centuries.

Runtime: 55 min

Next Day →

Coming up tomorrow

Tomorrow on BBC Two — 26 May 2026

12:35 AM

Race Across the World

After more than 11,000km across eight countries, the teams face one final test of endurance as they race to claim victory at the finish line in Hatgal, Mongolia.
1:35 AM

The Elon Musk Show

Another look at one of the world’s most polarising billionaires as he swaps rockets and electric cars for raw political power.
2:35 AM

Lifeline

Ben Fogle presents an appeal on behalf of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, a charity that provides support as well as trained assistance dogs to help those living with deafness or hearing loss in the UK.
6:45 AM

Bridge of Lies

Family of four Melissa, Matt, Becky and Nick take on the Bridge of Lies. One by one, they must cross the Bridge, stepping on the truths and avoiding the lies.
7:30 AM

Great Continental Railway Journeys

Michael boards the Eurostar at London’s St Pancras International, bound for the Belgian capital, Brussels.
8:00 AM

Farm 999

Police pursue men suspected of illegal hare hunting in Yorkshire, a sudden fire causes devastation on a north Wales farm, and Paul Colgan trains to rescue farm animals in Cheshire.

See full BBC Two schedule for tomorrow →

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Tonight (Monday 25 May) on BBC Two, you can watch Digging for Britain, Springwatch, Lucy Worsley Investigates, and Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.. Check the full schedule for more details.

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