The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.
Wales's steam railways seemed lost forever with the Beeching cuts of the 60s. In this episode we meet the last generation of Welsh steam railwaymen and visit a heritage railway. Show more
Sir Terry Wogan returns to Ireland in the autobiographical journey of a lifetime. He travels to Dublin, the city he left behind as a teenager, and to his birthplace of Limerick. Show more
Professor Iain Stewart examines the situation in the 21st century, at which point the global consumption of oil, coal and gas is at an all-time high. Show more
Documentary telling the story of the British love affair with the American dream cars made at Ford in Dagenham in the 1960s and 70s, such as the Zephyr, the Cortina and the Capri. Show more
Documentary series showing Britain's changing look over the course of a year. Whilst the human population of Britain kicks back, summer is boom time for the animals. Show more
Dan Cruickshank explores the secrets of the bridges that have made London what it is. Along the way, he uncovers stories of the sublime ambition of London's bridge builders. Show more
Dr Stephen Baxter reveals the human and political drama that lies within the parchment of England's earliest surviving public record, the Domesday Book, commissioned in 1086. Show more
How the influence of European Romanticism recast Yellowstone as a place to witness the raw power of God in nature, rather than a satanic place to be tamed and cultivated. Show more
Professor Iain Stewart examines the situation in the 21st century, at which point the global consumption of oil, coal and gas is at an all-time high. Show more
