The gang learn they can do magic & plan to cast a dimensional return spell, which requires sacrificing their heart's desire. They search for Brooklyn but are attacked by a monster, which they fend off using magic.
Jimmy takes to the skies above Israel to join the battle to protect the bell pepper crop from the Mediterranean fruit fly, but is amazed to learn that it's not insecticide that he's helping to spread across the desert. Can you put dishwasher salt on your chips? Jimmy visits an extraordinary underground salt mine in Sicily, with a vast network of tunnels leading to a subterranean salt processing plant. Kate visits Vietnam to find out if coconut oil is any healthier than other oils. She also heads to the Amazon rainforest to investigate rumours that the Brazil nuts on UK supermarket shelves are all radioactive.
Regular team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Alexander Armstrong and guest panellists Jess Phillips MP and Nish Kumar.
Mick's rival landlord is found dead on the beach, and Jane must try to clear his name.
Rory tries to save the Stars Hollow Gazette from shutting down. Lorelai sits on the advisory committee for Taylor's musical. Rory worries about Emily.
A little boy is terrorized by a shadow man, so his mom makes their living space off-limits because she's so scared of the activity.
Vanessa and the group take shelter in Susan's family farm, where drastic action is taken against Sam; Rebecca's latest experiment to create Daywalkers fails, and Dmitri's patience grows thin.
The lioness Matsumi has ascended the throne to become Queen of the Marsh Pride, but her power is threatened by another alpha female in the Savage Kingdom: Saba the leopard. It’s a clash of queens as Matsumi and Saba fight for the survival of their bloodlines.
A rare look at warring animal clans battling for survival in a remote region of Africa, which is drying up after years of flood-soaked abundance.
Even is sending Isak some confusing signals, and Isak asks Eskild for advice. Rumors that Isak might be gay is spreading through the school. After coming out to Jonas, he encourages Isak to tell Mahdi and Magnus as well.
The Louds are getting ready for Christmas when the unthinkable happens to Lincoln - his sled goes in the neighbor’s yard! Lincoln and Clyde attempt to pull off a sled-rescue-mission and end up finding secrets about Mr. Grouse.
Sandi Toksvig hosts the Not Nearly episode of QI with Gyles Brandreth, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Jimmy Carr and Alan Davies.
Liv has a sleepover to help Ruby and her co-star Priya become better friends; Joey meets a new nemesis and Parker reveals a big surprise to Maddie.
Tragedy strikes the Khan household, as Amjad's bewigged father, Mr Malik, is knocked down and killed by the number 37 bus. The real tragedy for Mr Khan is that the grief-stricken Mrs Malik is staying with them and comfort eating him out of house and home. But when Mr Khan discovers he might be able to find an investor for his new invention amongst the funeral mourners, he throws himself into the burial arrangements.
Things start disappearing on Carmen and Tee's last day at the Dumping Ground. Some of the residents decide to track down the thief - but they're not the ones who catch them.
Doc tries to find a way to communicate with Warren, but instead encounters something much more menacing.
Graham is joined by Tom Hanks, starring in Sully as the pilot who crash-landed his airliner in the Hudson river with no loss of life, British star Gemma Arterton, who plays Joan of Arc in the classic play Saint Joan, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who plays the NSA whistleblower in Snowden, and athlete Mo Farah. With music from Olly Murs, who performs Grow Up.
As Rory's secret London love affair continues, working on her book proposal becomes increasingly difficult. Lorelai and Emily go to therapy together.
Dan Jones explores the 900-year history of the beautiful Leeds Castle in Kent, from its origins as a royal Saxon family's manor and Norman stronghold to the private property of six medieval queens, a Tudor palace, a Jacobean country house, a Georgian mansion and an elegant 20th-century retreat for the rich and famous.