Nomsa Maseko asks where democracy is headed across the world's fastest growing continent.
A profile of crime writer Ian Rankin, following him as he researches his latest book. From sources in pubs frequented by off-duty policemen, to lawyers with the background on cases that never reach the papers, to...
From the Kent Cinque Port of Deal, Michael heads to the splendid Walmer Castle, home during the 1920s to a Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, Lord Beauchamp. Michael's guide, the founder of the LGBTQ working group for...
Armed with his interwar copy of Bradshaw's Guide to the Railways, Michael reaches the Kent seaside resort of Herne Bay, where he learns about a pioneering aviatrix who began her working life as a typist in Hull but whose...
A documentary on assisted suicide, authored by actor and disability rights activist Liz Carr. We may be used to seeing Liz in dramas such as Silent Witness, Good Omens or The Witcher, but now she's stepping away from the...
Michael continues his journeys in greater London. Beginning on its southeastern fringe in the leafy and historic village of Chislehurst, Michael finds surprising imperial connections and a dark labyrinth beneath. Michael...
Africa Eye meets South African communities who are fighting back against crime.
Chef Rick Stein celebrates John Betjeman's long love affair with the English seaside holiday and his deep affection for Cornwall. He travels around the area, speaking to people who remember the poet's visits, including...
Michael Portillo reaches England's south coast to continue his exploration of postwar Britain. He begins in Dorset on the Swanage Railway, riding a glorious 1940s steam locomotive on the trail of one of Britain's most...
When two sisters buy an apartment in the small Swedish town of Gullspång, they experience their own divine premonition. To their surprise, the seller is identical to their older sister who died by suicide 30 years...
When a mutant gene causing Alzheimer's is discovered in the Jennings family, it leads scientists on a journey to develop a cure and leaves family members with a terrible dilemma. The Jennings are the first family in the...
Rob and Rylan arrive in the majestic Renaissance city of Florence, the city where art changed the world. The duo set out to discover how Grand Tourists tried to uncover the secrets of the Renaissance, getting up close...