John McFall wants to become the world's first astronaut with a physical disability.
Deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny, Mission: Joy gives unprecedented access to the friendship between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the late Archbishop Tutu. The self-described "mischievous brothers" were filmed...
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...
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...
Africa Eye meets South African communities who are fighting back against crime.
Ethnobotanist and garden designer James Wong travels to Malaysia in search of inspiration for a Malaysian-themed garden for the world-famous Chelsea Flower Show. In 2009, James and his design partner David Cubero won a...
A rare insight into a village which sits within Korea's Demilitarised Zone.
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...
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 Portillo reaches Havant, a town that rapidly expanded after the Second World War and attracted new manufacturing, including a factory making a new and exciting toy — Scalextric. Further north, at Rowlands Castle,...
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...