Matt Allwright and Alex Jones are joined by X Factor presenter Dermot O'Leary. Lucy Siegle investigates what will happen if our national forests are sold off, Sir Gerry Robinson explains the importance of getting a will, Ben Fogle visits the Hebridean island of Eriskay, and Joe Crowley kicks off the 20th Century Panic Week.

Dermot O'Leary

Alex Jones

Chris Evans

Matt Baker

Steve Jones

Ruby Wax

Fitness guru and former Big Brother host Davina McCall joins Alex Jones and Matt Allwright in the studio. Plus the pensioners who are boycotting the flu vaccine, and an amazing exercise revelation that could save hours in the gym.

Davina McCall

Matt Allwright and Alex Jones are joined by Shoestring and Waking the Dead actor Trevor Eve. Carrie Grant celebrates 50 years of Gerry Anderson's puppetry by talking to the man himself, and Dr Phil Hammond explains how you can look taller, slimmer and healthier just by changing your posture.

Trevor Eve

Alex and Alexander Armstrong are joined by the King and Queen of the Sofa - Richard and Judy. We look at how the rise in VAT will affect your household bills, Dr Phil Hammond shows you how you can make moisturiser at a fraction of the market price, Angellica Bell visits the home of some very cute guide dogs and after the success of The Kings Speech, George McGavin explains what it was like growing up with a stammer.

Richard and Judy

Alex Jones and Alexander Armstrong are joined by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, who brings his Big Fish Fight to The One Show. Mike Dilger finds out how hedgehogs are reducing bird numbers in the Hebrides, and Anita Rani celebrates the art of writing a diary.

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Hollywood superstar Keanu Reeves speeds in to join Alex Jones and Alexander Armstrong on the sofa. Plus the people who taste your supermarket food before you do, and why we all root for a movie bank robber.

Keanu Reeves

Matt Allwright and Alex Jones are joined by comedian and actor David Mitchell. On the twentieth anniversary of the start of the Gulf War, former RAF navigator John Nichol looks back on the conflict, while Arthur Smith quizzes a city insider on why bankers deserve such massive bonuses.

David Mitchell

Matt Allwright and Alex Jones are joined by Vanessa Feltz. Meanwhile, Justin Rowlatt finds out what's really going on with our petrol pumps, Dom Littlewood investigates why directory enquiry numbers are so expensive, and our bug man George McGavin is hot on the tail of the scorpions that live in Kent.

Vanessa Feltz

Alex Jones and Alexander Armstrong are joined by actress Ruth Jones to talk about her new drama Hattie - based on the life of Carry On actress Hattie Jacques. Matt Allwright investigates how postcodes affect our insurance premiums and Anita Rani puckers up to tell us the history of why we kiss.

Ruth Jones

Presenter and journalist Andrew Neil joins Chris Evans and Alex Jones in the studio. With reports on the underwater forests in Northern Ireland and the enduring legacy of Winnie the Pooh.

Andrew Neil

Alex Jones and Chris Evans are joined by comedienne Ruby Wax. Michael Douglas tracks down the guilty hairdresser who invented the iconic beehive hairdo and Jay Rayner looks at how the oyster, once the food of the common man, became a luxury.

Alex Jones, Alexander Armstrong and the team present the stories that matter from across the country.

Gilbert and George, the godfathers of modern British art, join Alex Jones and Alexander Armstrong in the studio.

With reports on investing in royal wedding memorabilia and how Motown's soul stars tried to launch themselves in the UK.

Gilbert and George

Alex Jones and Chris Evans are joined by Strictly Come Dancing finalist Pamela Stephenson. Justin Rowlatt looks into what the NHS reforms mean for you, and Joe Crowley remembers when the country was in a panic about salmonella.

Pamela Stephenson

Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber joins Chris Evans and Alex Jones to chat about his stage adaptation of the Wizard of Oz. Jay Rayner tucks into venison, Gyles Brandreth put the story of the jigsaw puzzle together and Joe Crowley finishes our Panic Week with a reminder of the Millennium Bug.

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Alex Jones and Matt Allwright are joined by film star Jeremy Irons. Former spin-doctor Alastair Campbell looks into the phone-hacking scandal, which he believes he was a victim of, and Miranda Krestovnikoff helps with a project designed to rescue the red squirrel from extinction.

Jeremy Irons

Ex-Coronation Street star Roy Barraclough joins Alex Jones and Matt Allwright in the studio. Plus a look at the wristbands that claim to improve sporting performance and the story behind the Bell Rock lighthouse - one of the UK's most incredible feats of engineering.

Roy Barraclough

Alex Jones and Alexander Armstrong are joined by veteran actor John Hurt. Bug man George McGavin examines the king of the parasites - the tape worm, and Dr Mark Porter tells us why the NHS is losing millions of pounds on unused prescriptions.

John Hurt

Alex Jones and Chris Evans are joined by comedy writer and one of the founders of Comic Relief, Richard Curtis.

Justin Rowlatt looks at how effective a tax on fast food restaurants would be, Ben Fogle's off on another one of his island adventures and there's the second part of Simon Boazman's investigation into credit card fraud.

Richard Curtis

Alex Jones and Chris Evans are joined by Sir Bob Geldof. Louise Minchin is live in Cardiff for the build up to England v. Wales in the Six Nations rugby, and Jay Rayner goes in search of one of Britain's oldest fast foods.

Bob Geldof

Hollywood star Sigourney Weaver joins Matt Allwright and Louise Minchin in the studio.

With reports on the dangerous life of undercover cops and the history of Fleet Street exclusives.

Sigourney Weaver

Matt Allwright and Louise Minchin are joined by singer Will Young. Andrew Neil looks back on the birth of chequebook journalism and Ruth Goodman discovers how clean the ancient Romans really were.

Will Young

Louise Minchin and Alexander Armstrong are joined by actress Sarah Lancashire. Matt Allwright looks at the obesity crises, Ben Fogle goes on another of his Island adventures and Gyles Brandreth meets the oldest recyclers in town, the rag and bone man.

Sarah Lancashire

Chris Evans and Louise Minchin are joined by comedian Ed Byrne. Joe Crowley travels to Sark in search of the perfect night sky, Anita Rani bravely goes up the tallest building in the UK, and Dr Phil Hammond examines the pros and cons of fluoride in our water supply.

Ed Byrne

MasterChef judges Gregg Wallace and John Torode join Chris Evans and Louise Minchin on the sofa. Plus the café that caters for red kites and the enduring appeal of the Western.

Gregg Wallace & John Torode

Matt Baker returns to the sofa cuddling up alongside Alex Jones. They are joined by actor Neil Morrissey. Carrie Grant investigates the story behind one of the most successful love songs of all time and Marti Pellow sings live at the end of the show.

Neil Morrissey

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by fashion guru Gok Wan. Anita Rani investigates the stalling of housing regeneration schemes in some of the country's most deprived areas, and Phil Tufnell looks at our continuing use of imperial measures.

Gok Wan

Alex Jones and Matt Baker are joined by actress Sheila Hancock. Simon Boazman investigates a new tactic used by high street retailers to recover costs lost due to shoplifting, and Dr Sarah Jarvis reports on new advances in transplant medicine.

Sheila Hancock

Alex Jones and Matt Baker are joined on the sofa by comedian and adventurer Griff Rhys Jones. Plus how cyclists are fighting back against dangerous motorists.

Griff Rhys Jones

Chris Evans and Alex Jones are joined by the Queen of Mean, Anne Robinson. Jay Rayner tries a Welsh delicacy and Jamie Crawford attempts to photograph a Scottish wildcat.

Anne Robinson

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