The Annual General Meeting of Probus followed by an introduction to the early life of a quite remarkable woman Virginia Hall, the only woman civilian to win the Distinguished Service Cross.

Dating back more than 500 years Britain's trading companies were a mixture of free enterprise and foreign policy.

An appreciation of the career and legacy, both good and bad, of one of Britain's most famous Prime Ministers

From the 9th century Kievan Rus to the Tsars

The career and times of Benjamin Disraeli who served two terms as Prime Minister and became a trusted confidante of Queen Victoria.

Biologically diverse and complex habitats vital for the planet...how do they function?

Part two the twentieth and twenty first centuries from the last Tsar to the oligarchs to the new Putin era and Ukraine War

A virtual 'road trip' around a fascinating part of Mexico.

Find out about the important part played by the county during the English Civil War.

What was it like to be a doctor on an ocean liner?

The story of two of the most famous early lady aviators.

A walk down memory lane recalling the events and popular culture of the 50s and 60s.

A fascinating tale of the James Bond-like adventures of the Second World War hero Fitzroy Maclean.

Problem Pictures is the name given to a genre of painting which was very popular in the second half of the 19th century.

Visits to the places mentioned on the BBC shipping forecast.

What do ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, ‘Hamlet’ and ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ all have in common? And why are pairs, parallels and doubles so important in Shakespeare?

300 years of seasonal musical history from Europe and further afield.