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

Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores London, the ultimate 'city of villages', including a new breed of urban villages like Crouch End and Walthamstow. Show more

Historian Saul David explores how wars are really fought - in the backroom of military planning. He shows how generals have met the challenge of moving armies.

Andrew Marr revisits the Britain of Margaret Thatcher and comes to some surprising conclusions about the British national character. Show more

David Dimbleby travels Britain to discover the buildings that have made us who we are. He visits Stirling Castle, symbol of the birth of a new Scotland. Show more

Sam Willis tells the story of the English ruler who left the most indelible mark on the castle, Edward I, as he turned it into an instrument of colonisation. Show more

Andrew Graham-Dixon reveals how the Medici family transformed Florence through sculpture, painting and architecture, and became the financial engine behind the Italian Renaissance. Show more

The interwar period was a difficult time for many of Britain's greatest palaces, but more recent times saw restoration and conservation on a new scale. Show more

Ben Robinson uncovers the story of Cromford, a Derbyshire village at the heart of industrialist Sir Richard Arkwright's mechanised cotton mills and a textile revolution. Show more

Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores London, the ultimate 'city of villages', including a new breed of urban villages like Crouch End and Walthamstow. Show more

Andrew Marr revisits the Britain of Margaret Thatcher and comes to some surprising conclusions about the British national character. Show more

Programmes start at 7.00pm.