The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.
Hardeep Singh Kohli visits some of London's museums and galleries to find the paintings of the sailors, slaves and scholars who shaped the city that exists today. Show more
Francesco da Mosto travels the length and breadth of Italy. To end his journey, he visits the south and Sicily, home of his mother's family for over 500 years. Show more
Andrew Graham-Dixon tells the story of Russian art. He examines political revolution and how art was at the forefront of throwing out 1,000 years of royal rule. Show more
Danish crime thriller. The police and media have their spotlight trained on Troels, things come to a head between Pernille and Theis, and Sarah receives some troubling news. Show more
Series presented by Peter Ackroyd about a group of visionary writers. As the Industrial Revolution took hold, the Romantics embraced nature in search of sublime experience. Show more
Documentary re-assessing the reputation of Abraham Lincoln, often considered America's greatest president but one who also had a dark side to his life and politics. Show more
Owen Sheers explores poetry set in the British landscape. He looks at George Mackay Brown's Hamnavoe and visits his home town of Stromness in the Orkneys. Show more
Hardeep Singh Kohli visits some of London's museums and galleries to find the paintings of the sailors, slaves and scholars who shaped the city that exists today. Show more
Francesco da Mosto travels the length and breadth of Italy. To end his journey, he visits the south and Sicily, home of his mother's family for over 500 years. Show more
Andrew Graham-Dixon tells the story of Russian art. He examines political revolution and how art was at the forefront of throwing out 1,000 years of royal rule. Show more
