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

Paul Murton follows in the footsteps of Scotland's first tourists. He enjoys the delights of a favourite Scots holiday destination -the Firth of Clyde. Show more

Monty Halls explores Australia's natural wonder. The Great Barrier Reef is vitally linked to the rest of the planet and creatures travel thousands of miles to visit. Show more

Series in which Andrew Marr explores the books we really read. He argues that the British spy novel allows readers to engage with big questions about the human condition. Show more

Documentary telling the story of publishing house Virago Press, which dared to set itself apart to champion women's literature in an industry dominated in the 1970s by men. Show more

Neil Pearson looks at the life of Jack Kahane, who combined a career selling low-grade smut with publishing some of the most significant works of avant-garde literature. Show more

Ten-part series based on the book by Hew Strachan. Part five looks at the ferocious battle for the Eastern Front, fought from the Urals to the Alps. Show more

Dan Cruickshank travels the globe to explore how different cultures have created architecture inspired by our mortality. He visits a Hindu town where people go to die. Show more

Andrew Graham-Dixon tells the story of artist Walter Sickert, who understood that the theatre of war was not confined to the trenches. Show more

Neil Pearson looks at the life of Jack Kahane, who combined a career selling low-grade smut with publishing some of the most significant works of avant-garde literature. Show more

Series in which Andrew Marr explores the books we really read. He argues that the British spy novel allows readers to engage with big questions about the human condition. Show more