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In Cork, Neil Oliver explores Titanic's last port of call.

James Martin hosts a special Christmas edition with chefs The Hairy Bikers.

6/6. James May attempts to build the longest ever model railway track.

The Mystic Nativity is a vision of maternal love, but the painting has a dark side too.

Her Majesty the Queen's Christmas message to the nation and the Commonwealth.

3/3. Ruth Goodman and food historian Ivan Day try their hand at making a Christmas pudding.

Jonathan reflects on his journey before completing his exploration in Vladivostok.

Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley are joined by veteran actor Bernard Cribbins.

Jules Hudson helps a couple looking for a character property in the Norfolk countryside.

3/6. Ruth has a go at some traditional remedies, and Alex and Peter join a pheasant hunt.

Two teams go bargain hunting for antiques at a fair in Gateshead stadium.

Sandra hopes to raise the money to go ice skating in New York with her two children.

3/7. Series in which celebrities trace their ancestry.

The Southcombes hope to raise 300 pounds to go hot air ballooning.

Martin Roberts and Lucy Alexander visit a faux-gothic two-bedroom house in Surrey.

The RSPCA race to save a starving dog from squalid conditions.

Rick Stein answers the important Christmas dilemma - what to do with that cold turkey.

LANA BOTNEY traces the surprising history and current renaissance of word game Scrabble.

The Top Gear team attempt to race from Northern Canada to the North Pole, 450 miles away.

Gareth Jones provides a unique insight into the life of Rhodri Morgan.

Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley are joined by Dave Gorman.

Neil Oliver visits the hidden remains of a fortress built by Henry VIII on Cap Gris-Nez.

A couple from Staffordshire are shown an 18th-century farmhouse and a barn conversion.

2/6. As autumn ends, winterproofing begins in earnest: essential work against cold and frost.

Tim Wonnacott presents as two teams go bargain hunting at a fair at Deene Park.

1/8. Barbara Windsor traces her maternal grandfather to the East London docks.

A couple sell their collectables so they can make the trip of a lifetime to Las Vegas.

Martin and Lucy take a look at properties in North London, Folkestone and Plymouth.

Priscilla the temperamental boa constrictor shows everyone who is boss.

10/10. The nature documentary series examines primates.

A madcap journey through the verses of one of the most popular Christmas songs.

Oz Clarke and Hugh Dennis take on a seasonal challenge to sample every Christmas tipple.

5/6. James May attempts to build a full-size house out of Lego.

The team head to Adam Henson's farm for Christmas dinner.

26/35. Ben Fogle visits Chapletown, the Caledonian Forest, Cairngorm and Newtownmore.

2/3. The team tackle their biggest project yet: restoring the village blacksmith's forge.

9/10. A look at plants and the ingenious and manipulative ways they counter life's challenges.

Opera star Placido Domingo, 68, discusses his life and his new, first role as a baritone.

1/4. Thousands of applicants are reduced to just 12 who will exhibit work for Charles Saatchi.

1/3. In Shropshire there's harvesting to be done before Christmas, and mince pies to be made.

8/10. A look at marine invertebrates, including Humboldt squid, starfish and giant octopi.

With Sir Richard Dannatt, Bill Rammell, William Hague, Lord Ashdown and Salma Yaqoob.

8/8. Ted and wife Hilda belong to a choir made up of Alzheimer's sufferers and their spouses.

7/10. Unique footage of a killer whale engaging in sneaky behaviour to hunt elephant seal pups.

David Dimbleby presides over a panel including Clive Anderson.

A look at an Arts Council scheme that enables people from any walk of life to buy artwork.

6/10. Super-slow motion shows a bombardier beetle firing boiling liquid at its enemies.

With Lord Falconer, David Davis, Nicola Sturgeon, Melanie Phillips and Marcus Brigstocke.

Alan Yentob gains exclusive access and insight into the creative world of Dame Shirley.

5/10. A slow-motion camera captures the unique flight of the marvellous spatuletail hummingbird.

The panel in Leicester includes Phil Woolas MP, Chris Grayling MP and Nick Ferrari.

5/8. Documentary about Emma and Ben, a young couple with Down's syndrome, who hope to marry.

Alan Yentob meets Anish Kapoor, one of Britain's most accomplished and popular sculptors.

4/6. James attempts to build a three-mile-long Scalextric track at Brooklands in Surrey.

4/10. The nature documentary looks at fish as they dominate the planet's waters.

Question Time comes from Weston Super Mare. The panel includes Shaun Woodward.

3/6. James teams up with Edwina Currie to build a full-size bridge from nothing but Meccano.

3/10. How mammals dominate the planet through having warm blood and by caring for their young.

With Peter Hain, Nick Herbert, Sir Ian Blair, Robert Kilroy-Silk, and Natalie Haynes.

2/6. James tries to make a garden entirely out of Plasticine for the Chelsea Flower Show.

2/8. On the rugged Isle of Skye, Donald Angus Maclean collects the locals' ghost stories.

2/10. A look at the strategies used by reptiles and amphibians to conquer their shortcomings.

The panel in Llandudno includes Jacqui Smith, John Sergeant and Lembit Opik.

1/14. A portrait of the lives of black bears in northern Minnesota, with biologist Lynn Rogers.

1/6. James May tries to make a full-size Spitfire out of Airfix. Are the pieces strong enough?

1/10. A look at how some animals and plants go to extremes to give themselves a chance to breed.

With panellists Jack Straw, Baroness Warsi, Chris Huhne, Nick Griffin and Bonnie Greer.

With Alan Johnson, Damian Green, Norman Baker, Nigel Farage and Dame Joan Bakewell.

With George Osborne, Yvette Cooper, Sir Stuart Rose, Ian Hislop and Sarah Teather.

With Ben Bradshaw, Charles Kennedy, David Starkey, Theresa May and Dambisa Moyo.

With panellists Harriet Harman, Michael Heseltine, Digby Jones, David Laws Fraser Nelson.

With Geoff Hoon, Baroness Williams, Baroness Warsi, Clive James and George Galloway.

David Dimbleby chairs the show from Colchester. With Chris Bryant and Margot James.

Can we trust the food we eat? Reporters Tom Heap and Simon Boazman try to find out.

Schools Question Time comes from Salford, with guests including Andy Burnham.

From Cambridge. The panel includes Harriet Harman, Charles Kennedy and Jarvis Cocker.

3/3. Richard Bilton speaks to leading figures from the shadowy world of secret intelligence.

2/3. Richard Bilton meets those who have made our private lives their business.

1/3. Richard Bilton explores the hidden world of surveillance.

Debate from Newquay, with a panel including Pauline Neville Jones and Julia Goldsworthy.

With David Dimbleby in Sunderland: Ken Clarke, Ed Davey, Polly Toynbee and Esther Rantzen.

With Peter Hain, Caroline Spelman, Chris Huhne, Derek Simpson and Ruth Lea.

Question Time is in Croydon, with a panel including Paddy Ashdown and Fiona Phillips.

With Caroline Flint, Daniel Hannan, Jo Swinson, Caroline Lucas, Nigel Farage, PY Gerbeau.

Debate from Salisbury, with panellists William Hague, Marta Andreasen and Patrick Kielty.

With Margaret Beckett, Theresa May, Ming Campbell, Steve Easterbrook and Benedict Brogan.

Question Time is in Dunfermline, with a panel including Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray.

The show comes from Great Yarmouth, with a panel including Harriet Harman and Adam Price.

With panellists John Denham, Vince Cable, David Starkey, Philip Hammond and Ruth Lea.