John McFall wants to become the world's first astronaut with a physical disability.
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...
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...
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...
New research in India suggests heat can double the risk of stillbirth and miscarriage.
As the spring melts the winter snow, the full extent of Yellowstone is gradually revealed. Now, from the surrounding lowlands herds of elk, pronghorn and bison return from their winter feeding grounds to take advantage...
A rare insight into a village which sits within Korea's Demilitarised Zone.
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...
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...
Michael continues his travels through the capital in the heart of London's East End. Michael explores Hackney Wick, today transformed from the time of his 1930s Bradshaw's guide, when factories belched smoke and the...
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...
Summer is in full swing. In the Cairngorms, Robert's cattle get their first taste of freedom and fresh grass, while Jenni's alpacas need a short back and sides from a specialist shearer. In North Uist, the herd is being...
African American writer and poet Maya Angelou goes on a pilgrimage to Burns Country in Scotland. She is welcomed to Ayrshire by a group of Burnsians who hold a party in her honour to celebrate Rabbie Burns's genius. They...