The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.
Chris Packham explores what makes animal groups successful. How are foxes bucking the trend of carnivores struggling to compete in a world with a rocketing human population? Show more
Will Millard travels the length of the River Taff. As he reaches the end of his journey, he goes wild swimming, recounts the transformation of the docks and catches salmon. Show more
Shirley Hughes works on the final page of her latest Alfie book, discusses her love of illustrating and tells why, at the age of 89, she has no plans to retire. Show more
Documentary which tells the story of the volunteer coaches and the unlikeliest of athletes who they tirelessly support in their dream to swim from England to France. Show more
Michael Palin reveals the shocking truth that soldiers continued to be killed in battle after the First World War armistice had been signed. Show more
From the midst of prehistory to a bunker beneath the Bank of England, Dr James Fox reveals how golden treasures reflect everything that has been held as sacred. Show more
Travelling across modern day Greece, Dr Michael Scott uncovers the ancient world of gods, democrats and warriors, inhabited by people who could be as brutal as they were brilliant. Show more
Documentary which tells the story of the volunteer coaches and the unlikeliest of athletes who they tirelessly support in their dream to swim from England to France. Show more
Documentary telling the story of the world's craziest race, the 9,000km Paris-Dakar rally, a beacon for eccentric adventurers battling the desert terrain in customised vehicles. Show more
Georgian Britain was openly rude, as the art of Hogarth and Cruikshank and the literature of Pope, Swift, Byron and Sterne shows. Show more
