An account of a journalist who found himself part of the story he is covering.
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...
Kenneth Clark examines a new force — the belief in the divinity of nature. This takes him to Tintern Abbey and the Lake District of Wordsworth, to the Swiss Alps and the ideas of Rousseau, and to the landscapes of Turner...
Over the summer, Yellowstone has flourished — in late August there are more living things here than at any other time of the year. But winter is around the corner, and there are just two months for all Yellowstone's...
Clive heads east towards the wild beauty of Jamaica's longest mountain range. He catches up with his sister, Judith, who has recently moved from the UK to live on the island. Together, they explore a high altitude coffee...
In August 2023, news broke that the British Museum had been the victim of theft. Headlines around the world reported that thousands of items in its collection were missing. But how could this happen to one of Britain's...
To conclude this landmark series, Kenneth Clark considers the ways in which the heroic materialism of the past hundred years has been linked to an equally remarkable increase in humanitarianism. The achievement of...
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...
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...
New research in India suggests heat can double the risk of stillbirth and miscarriage.
Michael's Bradshaw's-inspired rail tour of London continues in Hampstead, where shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, a groundbreaking Jewish doctor found refuge. Sigmund Freud fled the Austrian capital of...