Daily from 7.00pm.
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Katty Kay in Washington and Christian Fraser in London report on the events that are shaping the world.
How the Hunter brothers transformed medicine and art in 18th-century Britain, believing that anatomy could only be learnt by performing dissections. Show more
Michael Wood tells the story of King Alfred the Great and his children and grandson. Alfred fights a desperate guerrilla war in the marshes of Somerset. Show more
Documentary series. Lucy Worsley discovers how the history of the English Reformation has been manipulated and mythologised for generations. Show more
Series re-examining the Ruth Ellis case. Gillian Pachter takes a forensic look at the police investigation and discovers worrying assumptions and problematic omissions. Show more
Documentary tracing the story of the ultimate sanction, examining such matters as the protocols of the public execution and the 'science' of hanging. Show more
Robert Bartlett examines the way we thought during medieval times. As the Middle Ages wore on, a world which previously seemed enchanted became a place to be mastered. Show more
Following Tyrone native and Irish dance fitness coach Angela Mohan putting her group of athletes through the drill in the lead-up to the world championships. Show more
Innovative dress designer Gavin Doherty shares the secrets of his success and introduces prodigy Ethan White from Carrickfergus. Show more
Celebrated conceptual artist Ryan Gander investigates the selfie – the icon of a new kind of self-regard that hardly existed just ten years ago. Show more
Documentary series. Lucy Worsley discovers how the history of the English Reformation has been manipulated and mythologised for generations. Show more
Programmes start at 7.00pm.