The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.

Sailor and writer Tom Cunliffe sails the Matthew, the boat in which John Cabot left Bristol in 1497 and landed 3,000 miles later in what we now know is North America. Show more

Marine biologist Monty Halls investigates fishing in Cornwall. Monty works round the clock on a deep-sea trawler and discovers the impact these boats have on marine environments. Show more

Simon explores the early years of Spain's 2,000-year history, its emergence as the battleground of empires and its golden age under the Cordoba Caliphate. Show more

Dan Cruickshank returns to his childhood home of Warsaw to explore the memories of the city, which the Nazis razed to the ground in World War Two, and those of its people. Show more

British POWs and their Japanese captors tell the story of what happened on the 'Death Railway' built to link Thailand to Burma in 1943, one of the worst atrocities of WWII. Show more

Sam Willis looks at urban crime, fraud and corruption in the 18th century, uncovering a fascinating rogues' gallery of charmers, fraudsters and villains. Show more

Timewatch goes in search of the true story of Bonnie and Clyde, with unprecedented access to gang members' memoirs, family archives and recently released police records. Show more

Marine biologist Monty Halls investigates fishing in Cornwall. Monty works round the clock on a deep-sea trawler and discovers the impact these boats have on marine environments. Show more

Simon explores the early years of Spain's 2,000-year history, its emergence as the battleground of empires and its golden age under the Cordoba Caliphate. Show more