BBC 2 HD [UK] TV guide for the week

Today’s and upcoming schedule: airtimes, programme details, and quick date selection.

BBC 2 HD [UK]

TV guide for 20 July

  1. This is BBC Two

    Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

  2. Animal Park

    Maned wolves arrive at the park for the first time. Before they can meet their future capybara and tapir housemates, the keepers must test their reactions.

  3. The Travelling Auctioneers

    Bee and Lauren help Emma downsize a home full of memories after losing her husband. Finding items full of stories in his home library, the family will turn his loss into legacy.

  4. The Repair Shop

    Charlotte fixes a little Range Rover that represents a big globetrotting adventure, Chris takes on a historic scrapbook, and Dean restores a trailblazing ballerina's pointe shoes.

  5. Rick Stein's Cornwall

    Rick goes on a tour around the beautiful Camel Estuary with a professional forager.

  6. Animal Park

    Four hippos take a huge step into their new home, while Ben and Kate revisit the unforgettable story of beloved tiger Kadu.

  7. The Moment of Proof

    When a missing woman is found dead, family and friends raise suspicions about her boyfriend. But police need hard evidence that he was involved. And they eventually get it.

  8. Expert Witness

    An archaeologist examines a woman's grave to determine if her murder was premeditated.

  9. Homes Under the Hammer

    A former chapel in rural Hethersgill, Cumbria, is converted into a glorious holiday home.

  10. Bargain Hunt

    Natasha Raskin Sharp and the teams go shopping for antiques in Exeter with experts Danny Sebastian and John Cameron. Natasha discovers more about fossilist Mary Anning.

  11. Richard Osman's House of Games

    Kemah Bob, JJ Chalmers, Kevin Clifton and Victoria Derbyshire test their general knowledge skills on this week's House of Games.

  12. The Finish Line

    Roman Kemp hosts this quiz show with sidekick Sarah Greene. The contestants race on moving podiums across the studio floor to try to win £5,000.

  13. Lightning

    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.

  14. The Farmers' Country Showdown

    For Sharon and Andrew, showing their Coloured Ryeland sheep at the Mid Devon Show is a family affair. Gillian and Ian are among the competitors, and tears flow as results come in.

  15. The Hidden World of Hospitality with Tom Kerridge

    Tom heads to a remote hotel, an ice cream parlour and his own restaurant to look at inventive methods businesses employ to cope with fluctuating seasonal demand.

  16. Wild Brazil

    Nature series. Three animal families - capuchin monkeys, giant otters and coatis - strive to raise their families in a spectacular yet dangerous environment.

  17. Flog It!

    Antiques series. Paul Martin presents from the Milestones Museum in Basingstoke, which recreates the streets of Victorian and Edwardian Hampshire.

  18. Richard Osman's House of Games

    Redemption Week.

  19. Richard Osman's House of Games

    Redemption Week.

  20. Global Eye

    Bringing forensic journalism from all corners of the world.

  21. Mastermind

    Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Specialist subjects include British and Irish cheeses, Jonathan Creek and Johannes Brahms.

  22. Only Connect

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A team keen on science fiction take on three fans of science fact.

  23. University Challenge

    In another first-round heat, students from Durham take on defending champions Manchester. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

  24. Evolution

    How did the ostrich get the world's largest egg? Chris Packham explores how the drive to reproduce has shaped life. From the first sex to the origin of eggs, feathers, and flight.

  25. Mortimer & Whitehouse

    Paul and Bob are on the mighty River Severn, fishing for one of the UK's lesser known species, the zander. This Country star Charlie Cooper visits them bankside.

  26. Newsnight, followed by Weather

    Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire. Followed by Weather.

  27. In the Heat of the Night

    Thriller about the bigoted sheriff of a small Mississippi town who finds himself forced into collaboration with a black detective from Philadelphia.

  28. Countryfile

    The next stop on Anita's road trip is West Mersea in Essex. While the county may be known for engineering and car manufacturing, along its coastline one industry has a much longer history.

  29. Do You Know Your Place?

    Vernon Kay, with unreliable tour guide Paul Gorton, challenges Susan Calman, Max Fosh and Noreen Khan to separate the factual from the far-fetched as the quiz arrives in Dundee.

  30. Scamanda

    As an investigative reporter looks closer at Amanda's story, the cracks begin to show. And while Amanda continues to blog and fundraise, suspicion spreads.

  31. This is BBC Two

    Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

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.

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