Daily from 7.00pm.
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Beginning just outside Newcastle in Jarrow, Michael Portillo uncovers the desperation which led 200 men to march 300 miles to Westminster to petition the government for work. Show more
Accompanied by the gentle soundscape of the great outdoors, Yorkshire peer Sayeeda Warsi takes time out from her political life to seek peace and calm in the Dales. Show more
Simon Schama on the making of eight great works of art. The story of Picasso's Guernica, from the bombing massacre that inspired it, to Picasso's artistic response. Show more
In the 18th century, trade and conquest funds an explosion of creativity, and art stirs a growing social conscience. Show more
Israel was not prepared for the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War. Ex-US president Jimmy Carter recalls how, in 1978, he managed to broker the Arab-Israel agreement. Made in 1998.
The protracted search for peace was repeatedly sabotaged. The deadlock was finally broken by the Intifada - a Palestinian uprising in the occupied territories. Made in 1998.
A series of cloak and-dagger manoeuvres sealed a historic first peace agreement between the Palestinians and Israel in September 1993. Made in 1998.
Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo talks to John Wilson about the formative experiences and cultural influences that have had a profound effect on her work. Show more
Alan Yentob accompanies novelist Marlon James back to James's home country of Jamaica and finds in his novels a complex portrait of the turbulent history of his native country. Show more
Simon Schama on the making of eight great works of art. The story of Picasso's Guernica, from the bombing massacre that inspired it, to Picasso's artistic response. Show more
In the 18th century, trade and conquest funds an explosion of creativity, and art stirs a growing social conscience. Show more
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
