The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.
Steve Backshall reveals why Canada's coastal forest is home to huge trees and some of the greatest aggregations of top predators in North America. Show more
Simon Reeve journeys around Turkey. He visits Istanbul and the beaches of the Aegean Sea, before ending up at the war-torn border with Syria. Show more
Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke explore the city of Beirut, the enthralling capital of Lebanon, at the time it rebuilt its reputation as a cosmopolitan city. Show more
Rageh Omaar examines the history of the Ottoman empire. He starts by looking at the unlikely roots of the Ottomans, as nomadic horsemen in a rural backwater of modern-day Turkey. Show more
Dan is in Liverpool to explore the terrace, the home more Britons live in than any other, encompassing the Victorian parlour and modern open-plan living with equal ease. Show more
Documentary looking at the role of the toilet in our culture, exploring its social history in Britain and abroad, and finding possible future solutions to global sanitation issues. Show more
Richard Skinner and Janice Long present the pop chart programme. Featuring Culture Club, The Human League, FR David, Heaven 17, Thompson Twins, Spandau Ballet and David Bowie. Show more
John Peel and David Jensen present another edition of the pop chart programme, from April 1983. With Galaxy, The Creatures, Tears for Fears, Kissing the Pink and Spandau Ballet. Show more
Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke explore the city of Beirut, the enthralling capital of Lebanon, at the time it rebuilt its reputation as a cosmopolitan city. Show more
