Daily from 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Dan Cruickshank visits Ethiopia in search of the Ark of the Covenant.

Sam Willis explores the golden age of piracy during the early 18th century and charts the devastating impact pirates had during an age of colonial expansion. Show more

Actor and writer Michael Palin emulates Phileas Fogg's global circumnavigation. Disaster strikes when Michael misses his connection at the Saudi port of Jeddah. Show more

Crime drama series. A police raid in Limerick, a dead body in Antwerp and a terrorist bombing campaign. Detective Emer Berry and her team must work out how they are all connected. Show more

With Darren Reid dead and the discovery that another bombing is imminent, Emer and Christian's attention is drawn to a well-known Irish businessman with a very chequered past. Show more

Michael Parkinson introduces a recut of two interviews he did with Frankie Howerd and a Christmas interview with Tommy Cooper. Show more

Series exploring the history of Africa. Henry Louis Gates Jr looks at the discoveries that point to Africa as the genetic home of all currently living humanity. Show more

Series exploring the history of Africa. Henry Louis Gates Jr explores how the emergence of Christianity and Islam reshaped Africa over centuries. Show more

A selection of Sondheim's finest songs performed by some of the world's greatest stars at the BBC, including Shirley Bassey, Sammy Davis Jr, Michael Ball and Liza Minnelli. Show more

Actor and writer Michael Palin emulates Phileas Fogg's global circumnavigation. Disaster strikes when Michael misses his connection at the Saudi port of Jeddah. Show more

Programmes start at 7.00pm.