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.

Francesco da Mosto continues his tour of the Mediterranean. He visits the beautiful island of Spinalonga and is invited to a Cretan wedding - for which he must cook. Show more

Documentary following endangered species fighting for their survival. A colony of emperor penguins try to keep themselves and their chicks alive through the winter. Show more

James Fox examines how artists, film-makers and advertisers have used images to sell us fantasies of a better life. Show more

Helen Castor tells the story of Lady Jane Grey, the first reigning queen of England. Edward cuts sister Mary out of the line of succession and leaves the throne to his cousin Jane. Show more

Stephen Smith explores the objects of Parisian Art Nouveau and learns how some of the 19th century's most glamorous, controversial figures inspired an extraordinary movement. Show more

Simon Armitage traces the evolution of the Arthurian legend through the literature of the medieval age and reveals that King Arthur is not the great national hero we think he is. Show more

Dr Janina Ramirez unravels Edmund Spenser's Elizabethan epic The Faerie Queene to reveal how this fantasy world was written during Tudor occupation of Ireland. Show more

A collection of home movies, diaries and letters from the last summer before the start of the Second World War reveals how far the impending conflict was away from the minds of ordinary French people. Show more

James Fox examines how artists, film-makers and advertisers have used images to sell us fantasies of a better life. Show more

Programmes start at 7.00pm.