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.
Gareth Edwards and wife Maureen cause chaos when they take charge of a narrowboat on the Llangollen Canal. The scenery is breathtaking but things don’t entirely go to plan.
A voyage in the company of passengers and crew of the vintage steamers which were a common sight on the rivers and coastal waters around Britain from the 1820s until the 1960s. Show more
Documentary series in which Ian Hislop explores the British trait of obsession with the past. Here he examines King Arthur and King Alfred. Show more
Series which recreates three British classic lost sitcoms with a new cast. Alf arrives home to find that a burnt supper is the least of his worries. Show more
Drama-documentary series. Newly discovered documents reveal a remarkable web of misunderstandings that stopped the Spanish from invading. Show more
Robert Bartlett lays bare the framework of the medieval class system, where inequality was part of the natural order and the life of serfs little better than those of animals. Show more
Victorian society is often viewed as buttoned up and prudish. Historian and author Dr Fern Riddell holds the opposite view and takes us on a journey deep into Victorian culture. Show more
With the help of famous friends and fellow writers, Roger McGough and Brian Patten tell the inside story of 1967 poetry anthology The Mersey Sound and how they made poetry cool. Show more
Bettany Hughes travels to China on the trail of Confucius, a great sage of Chinese history whose ideas have fundamentally shaped the country of his birth for around 2,500 years. Show more
Documentary series in which Ian Hislop explores the British trait of obsession with the past. Here he examines King Arthur and King Alfred. Show more
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
