BBC Two Northern Ireland Schedule Thursday 14 May 2026

Northern Ireland Schedule

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Morning
1. 06:45
  Escape to the Country—Series 26, Somerset
  49/50Alistair Appleton helps a mother and daughter to sow flower-farming dreams in Somerset.(R)
2. 07:30
  Great Central Asian Railway Journeys—Series 1, Samarkand
  3/5Michael Portillo’s railway adventure in Uzbekistan continues in Samarkand.(R)
3. 08:00
  Gardeners' World—2026, Episode 9
  Gardeners’ World comes from the spectacular RHS Malvern Spring Festival in Worcestershire.(R)
4. 09:00
  BBC News—14/05/2026
  Twenty-four hours a day, the latest national and international stories as they break.
Afternoon
1. 12:15
  Politics Live—14/05/2026
  The big political issues of the day.
2. 13:00
  Impossible—Series 3, Episode 19
  19/30Game show in which players must avoid giving impossible answers to a set of questions.(R)
3. 13:45
  Mastermind—2022/23, Episode 4
  4/31Specialist subjects include Lewis Carroll, Detectorists and Sir Elton John.(R)
4. 14:15
  Lightning—Series 1, Episode 24
  24/25Comedian Zoe Lyons hosts the quickfire quiz with six players competing to win £3,000.(R)
5. 14:45
  Clean It, Fix It—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/15The team visit Chepstow to help a multigenerational family create a beautiful home.(R)
6. 15:30
  Super Smart Animals—Episode 1
  1/2Liz Bonnin embarks on a worldwide search for the planet's most intelligent animals.(R)
7. 16:30
  Antiques Roadshow—Series 24, Knightshayes Court
  16/26In Devon, the team of experts uncover a copy of a play with royalty on the cast list.(R)
8. 17:15
  Flog It!—Series 16, Episode 6
  6/60Members of the public try to make money out of their antiques by taking a risk at auction.(R)
Evening
1. 18:00
  Richard Osman's House of Games—Series 8, Week 7: Thursday
  34/100Deirdre O'Kane, Jay Rayner, Tessa Sanderson and Iwan Thomas face more trivia questions.(R)
2. 18:30
  Great Central Asian Railway Journeys—Series 1, Samarkand to Bukhara
  4/5Michael uncovers the Central Asian origins of the apple and visits Bukhara.
3. 19:00
  This Farming Life—Series 8, Mystery Thief
  11/12Emma's spy cameras reveal a host of cute surprises.(R)
4. 20:00
  MasterChef—Series 22, Episode 11
  11/21A brand new set of hopeful amateur chefs enter the kitchen for the last round of heats.
5. 21:00
  Saving Lives at Sea—Series 9, Swim for Your Life
  10/10The Porthcawl crew race to the rescue of a swimmer who’s been caught in a rip current.(R)
6. 22:00
  Peelers: The PSNI for Real—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Tom tackles racism. Dave disrupts drug users and officers have blood spat in their eyes.(R)
7. 22:30
  Newsnight—14/05/2026
  Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Paddy O'Connell.
8. 22:58
  BBC Weather—14/05/2026
  Weather bulletin.
9. 23:00
  Surgeons: At the Edge of Life—Series 8, Life on the Line
  2/8Surgeons face tricky dilemmas in bile duct tumour and chest sarcoma operations.(R)
Late
1. 00:00
  This Is a Bomb: The Nevada Casino Heist—Series 1, The Ransom
  2/3Meticulous and methodical, Big John engineers his ransom scheme with military precision.(R)
2. 00:45
  MasterChef—Series 22, Episode 8
  8/21It's heat two, and six more home cooks put themselves in the culinary spotlight.(R)
3. 01:45
  Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr—Series 7, Episode 3
  3/8The designers transform spaces at a homelessness charity, and Dara Ó Briain pops in.(R)
4. 02:45
  The Cage—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/5Leanne and Gary bond – until he pressures Leanne to betray Matty to safeguard her family.(R)

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