Scan date : 20/05/2026 05:00
DayHourType Event Name LangEvent nameShort EventExtended LangExtended Event
20/0520h00>20h30 (0x91) nature
animals
environment
engIolo's River ValleysengIolo explores the Teifi river valley, and finds a slow worm hunting, meets a coracle fisherman, is thrilled by a fishing otter, and watches a pair of kestrels at their nest.
20/0520h30>20h55 (0x90) education
science
factual topics (general)
engThe Future with Hannah FryengCars that can sense anger; laptops that know if the user is bored; Hannah explores how emotional recognition technology is creeping into users' lives and the consequences.
20/0520h55>21h00 (0x90) education
science
factual topics (general)
engThe Secret Genius of Modern LifeengHanna uncovers the wild origins of the modern-day rollercoaster and gets the inside story on the UK's newest, tallest and fastest coaster - Thorpe Park's Hyperia.
20/0521h00>22h00 (0xa7) gardeningengRHS Chelsea Flower ShowengThe annual Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show is considered the most famous flower show in the United Kingdom, attracting visitors from all over the world.
20/0522h00>23h00 (0x23) documentaryengSurgeons: At the Edge of LifeengA surgeon must remove part of his patient's tongue and reconstruct it to save her from an aggressive cancer, and surgeons perform a rare simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant. | Kijkwijzer: Take care with children under 12.
20/0523h00>23h30 (0x23) documentaryengPeelers: The PSNI for RealengAnna and Perri race to a violent offender, Tom consoles a woman whose loved one has been hit by a taxi. The Peelers control an angry crowd outside a sex offender's home.
20/0523h30>23h58 (0x20) news
current affairs (general)
engNewsnightengFeaturing extensive coverage of the day's top national and international news stories, along with explanations about the context and potential aftereffects.
20/0523h58>00h00 (0x21) news
weather report
engBBC WeatherengThe latest weather forecast.
20/0500h00>00h30 (0x20) news
current affairs (general)
engUnspun World with John SimpsonengUnspun World provides an unvarnished version of the week's major global news stories - reliable, honest and essential viewing with the BBC's world affairs editor, John Simpson.
20/0500h30>02h00 (0x13) science fiction
fantasy
horror
engThe TurningengKate Mandell takes a job as a nanny for two young orphans at an isolated Gothic mansion in the Maine countryside. She soon learns that the children - Miles and Flora - are emotionally distant and unstable. When strange events start to plague Kate and the siblings, she begins to suspect that the estate's dark corridors are home to a malevolent entity. | Kijkwijzer: Take care with children under 16, programme contains violence, fear and coarse language.
21/0502h00>02h30 (0x23) documentaryengPanoramaengMarianna Spring explores how AI slop is shaping what we see, what we believe and who we can trust. In the age of artificial intelligence, will seeing ever be believing again?
21/0502h30>03h30 (0xa5) cookingengMasterChefengIt's the final week of heats, which leaves just 12 amateur cooks still with a chance of storming their way to MasterChef stardom. It's no easy journey as the first group of six are about to find out. They must win over the judges and earn the right to wear a MasterChef apron. With the competition kicking up a gear, the contestants are battling for a place in the last quarter-final.
21/0503h30>03h55 (0x90) education
science
factual topics (general)
engThe Future with Hannah FryengHannah embarks on a journey to investigate her own biological age and whether it can really be controlled. On the island of Okinawa in Japan, she sees the key to some of the healthiest old women in the world.
21/0503h55>04h25 (0x31) game show
quiz
contest
engDo You Know Your Place?engVernon Kay, with Paul Gorton in tow, challenges Anneka Rice, comedian Shane Todd and DJ Remi Burgz to separate the real from the ridiculous. Today's destination is Jedburgh.
21/0504h25>07h30 (0x00) ?engThis Is BBC TWOengA preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two.
21/0507h30>08h30 (0xa7) gardeningengHomes Under the HammerengWe head to the Kent coast to revisit a renovation that's taken some time to finish. Jacqui checks out a large terrace as well as a tiny flat in a tale of two contrasting projects. | Kijkwijzer: All ages.