
Journalists Babita Sharma and Adnan Sarwar travel along either side of the volatile Indian-Pakistan border to discover...
Journalists Babita Sharma and Adnan Sarwar travel along either side of the volatile Indian-Pakistan border to discover...
Over 50,000 years ago, humankind's original pioneers journeyed to the planet's harshest habitable continent - now known...
With only a 1913 Bradshaw's Handbook as his guide, Michael Portillo journeys across Asia by railway to explore the...
With his classic Bradshaw's 1913 guide to India in hand, Michael Portillo sets off an a series of train journeys across...
Dan Snow, Anita Rani, Robert Llewellyn and John Sergeant are in India, exploring the world's busiest railway at the...
Experience one of the richest areas of biodiversity in the world, following the Mekong River on its 4,300-km journey...
Historian Sam Willis reveals how the Silk Road was the world's first global superhighway, where people with new ideas...
Dr Sam Willis journeys west to the ancient capital of Byzantium to discover how the eastern Roman Empire was ruled through silk.
Babita and Adnan explore the Punjab - a lush, densely populated region that was split in two by Partition.
Starting 18,000 years ago, melting polar ice caps began drowning 25% of Greater Australia, and New Guinea and Tasmania became islands.
Dr Sam Willis travels west to central Asia to discover the history of the Sogdians, a people whose role was pivotal to the Silk Road's success.
In Adipur, India, journalist Babita Sharma explores the city's history as a refugee camp for Hindus fleeing Pakistan. On the other side of the border, Adnan Sarwar spends time with the Hindu Bheels.
When the last ice age hit Australia 30,000 years ago, sea levels dropped 130 metres below today's level and deserts devoured 90% of the continent.
Tracing the story of the most famous trade route in history, Dr. Sam Willis reveals how an emperor's desire for silk spawned a network of trading paths that would span thousands of miles.
Over 50,000 years ago, people made the first open sea voyage in human history to discover Australia - a continent full of strange plants that had been evolving in isolation for 65 million years.
The Mekong discharges into the South China Sea via nine channels that split and shape the coastline, creating unique habitats for a variety of animals.
Nourished by rich nutrients carried hundreds of kilometres downstream, the Mekong's delta region is a biological treasure trove that is bustling with life.
From Cambodia's diverse wildlife to people living in the stilt villages of Lake Tonle Sap, the Mekong has dictated the lives of everything here for eons.
From Cambodia's diverse wildlife to people living in the stilt villages of Lake Tonle Sap, the Mekong has dictated the...