The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.

Michael Portillo journeys around Britain by train. He learns to speak Scouse in Liverpool and finds out about the first railway fatality. Show more

Biddulph Grange takes the visitor on a journey around the world from China to Egypt in a series of gardens connected by tunnels and subterranean passageways. Show more

Dr Jago Cooper explores the forgotten people of ancient Costa Rica, who built a series of spectacular settlements amongst the rivers and volcanoes. Show more

Documentary following Viktor Bout, a Russian entrepreneur, arms smuggler and amateur film-maker, whose career was finally ended by a 25-year prison sentence. Show more

Andrew Graham-Dixon profiles the artist Edward Burra, whose work took him from the jazz clubs of prohibition-era New York to the Spanish Civil War and England during the Blitz. Show more

Documentary exploring how Prince - showman, artist, enigma - revolutionised the perception of black music in the 1980s by embarking on an amazing journey of musical self-discovery. Show more

Chris Packham explores what makes animal groups successful. He looks at how the great ape's brain has been adapted by its anatomy, ingenuity and sociability. Show more

Biddulph Grange takes the visitor on a journey around the world from China to Egypt in a series of gardens connected by tunnels and subterranean passageways. Show more

Dr Jago Cooper explores the forgotten people of ancient Costa Rica, who built a series of spectacular settlements amongst the rivers and volcanoes. Show more