BBC 2 HD [UK] TV guide for the week

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BBC 2 HD [UK]

TV guide for 23 May

  1. MasterChef

    It's time for the week's six best cooks to dig deep and deliver in the last quarter-final of the competition.

  2. Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr

    The designers turn sailors' mess decks at an air station into morale-boosting spaces.

  3. Do You Know Your Place?

    Paul Gorton takes charge of the unreliable tour as Vernon Kay challenges Anneka Rice, comedian Shane Todd and Radio 1Xtra DJ Remi Burgz on the sights and stories of Coleraine.

  4. This is BBC Two

    Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

  5. Piripenguins

    Flutter's Honour. Pancake saves Flutter, who vows to repay him, but his behaviour drives Pan to distraction.

  6. Big Lizard

    Best Friends Forever. Cosima needs to reassure Big Lizard that he is definitely her best friend forever.

  7. The Weasy Family

    Mission Penalty. Weasy and the Chipmunk wreck the farm. The sentence? Community service.

  8. Super Happy Magic Forest

    The Spookyween Witch. The heroes quest on Spookyween to stop whatever is menacing the pumpkin patch and find that a headless skeleton is using pumpkins as a head.

  9. Grizzy and the Lemmings

    Grizzy's Odyssey. It seems an epic battle took place in the cabin, and Grizzy is missing.

  10. Duck and Frog

    Museum. Duck is at the museum to give a really boring talk about dinosaurs. When Frog steps in, he somehow manages to hatch a baby dinosaur from an ancient egg.

  11. Pokémon Horizons

    The Pokémon Centre Lady. Liko and Roy reunite with one of their friends from the Rising Volt Tacklers.

  12. Bro's in Control

    Make 'Em Laugh. Adam and Joe finally find out which bro is funnier as they take to the stage and perform their best comedy acts to a huge crowd of kids.

  13. Gladiators

    Dynamite Gets Arty! Dynamite ruins a celebrity masterpiece when Nitro and Comet team up to turn the art world upside down in a hilarious paint-splattered prank.

  14. Blue Peter

    Musical, and The Mandalorian and Grogu. Matilda the Musical, and The Mandalorian and Grogu . The RSC production of Matilda the Musical performs When I Grow Up.

  15. Newsround

    23/05/2026. Topical news magazine for children.

  16. G.I. Blues

    Tulsa, a soldier with dreams of running his own nightclub, places a bet with his friend Dynamite that he can win the heart of an untouchable dancer.

  17. Funny Face

    Fashion photographer Dick Avery takes his latest discovery on a trip to Paris, but she proves to be a far-from-perfect model.

  18. Women's Super League

    Charlton Athletic v Leicester City. Coverage of the Women's Super League play-off as Charlton Athletic face Leicester City.

  19. Great Bear Stakeout

    Documentary following the lives of grizzly bears. The world-famous salmon run arrives in Alaska. Parsnip and Pushki return to the bay to feed, but they face fierce competition.

  20. Flog It!

    Antiques series. Experts Charles Hanson and Caroline Hawley join presenter Paul Martin at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall, based in Falmouth.

  21. MOTD Women's Champions...

    Barcelona v Lyon. All the action from the Women's Champions League final as Barcelona play Lyon in Oslo.

  22. Grand Tours of Scotland's Lochs

    From one of the wildest lochs in the west to Loch Ness, Paul discovers the last outlaw in Scotland, a monster called Lizzie and a record-breaking 'gentle giant'.

  23. RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026

    Monty Don and Rachel de Thame present highlights from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026.

  24. Cher at the BBC

    Turn back time on a journey through the BBC archives to celebrate singing superstar Cher with a selection of songs and chat show moments featuring many of the her greatest hits.

  25. Cher Meets Rylan

    The goddess of pop sits down for a fun and in-depth chat with Rylan Clark about her new record, biggest hits, and incredible life and career.

  26. My Week with Marilyn

    The tale of a young film studio assistant's brief relationship with Marilyn Monroe. Contains some strong language.

  27. Half Man

    2008. After a breakdown, Niall learns that Ruben has returned. Obsession takes hold, and a charged confrontation forces the brothers to face their fractured past.

About BBC 2 HD

BBC 2 HD is the high-definition version of BBC Two. The channel is part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, broadcasts in 1080i 16:9 (HDTV) in English, and keeps BBC Two's more documentary, cultural and educational profile.

The line-up includes documentary cycles about history, science and nature, cultural and educational programmes, films and series, authored projects by British journalists and documentary filmmakers, comedy shows, sports broadcasts, educational programmes and intellectual formats.

BBC Two began broadcasting on 20 April 1964 as the second channel of the BBC public television network. The HD version was launched in 2014 and replaced the former BBC HD. BBC 2 HD is available through digital terrestrial TV in the UK, cable and satellite networks and IPTV/OTT platforms.