The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.
Griff Rhys Jones embarks on phase two of the restoration of his farm in Pembrokeshire, turning his attention to two outbuildings, the watermill and the miller's cottage. Show more
Richard Wilson drives a convertible Triumph TR3A around some of the Lake District's most famous roads. He gets the lowdown on the area from author Hunter Davies. Show more
A look at how the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, now a modern tank force, is still shaped and inspired by the daring charges of its cavalry past. Show more
Lars Tharp visits China to explore why Chinese vases are so famous and expensive, visiting the mountain where porcelain was first created and Jingdezhen, the porcelain capital. Show more
Mark Lawson talks to Michael Frayn about his life and 50-year career writing novels, plays, philosophy, memoirs, screenplays, translations, farce, tragedy, verse and drama. Show more
Drama based on a pivotal meeting in 1941 between physicists Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg, whose work together had paved the way for the building of the atomic bomb. Show more
A look at how the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, now a modern tank force, is still shaped and inspired by the daring charges of its cavalry past. Show more
Lars Tharp visits China to explore why Chinese vases are so famous and expensive, visiting the mountain where porcelain was first created and Jingdezhen, the porcelain capital. Show more
A look at the history of domestic pottery in Britain from Tudor times onwards, examining what it can tell us about how preceeding generations lived. Show more
Richard Wilson drives a convertible Triumph TR3A around some of the Lake District's most famous roads. He gets the lowdown on the area from author Hunter Davies. Show more
A look at how the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, now a modern tank force, is still shaped and inspired by the daring charges of its cavalry past. Show more
