On the Slow Train is an unashamed tug at the heartstrings harking back to a time before Dr Beeching ..

The extraordinary true story of how one British woman was trapped in Eastern Europe for 50 years fir..

Blood Iron and Gold reveals the huge impact of the railways as they spread rapidly across the world ..

In July 1957 the press descended in droves on Eastbourne. An inquest had just been opened into the s..

Charlie Hedges is a pioneer in the field of missing persons over a career spanning nearly four decad..

Growing up in Yorkshire and with farming blood in his genes James Greenwood always knew he would bec..

Scaling a new peak of rash over-ambition Tim Moore tackles the 9000km route of the old Iron Curtain ..

Over the years authors artists and amblers aplenty have felt the pull of the Thames and now travel w..

Famous for his portrayal of the iconic hardman Grant Mitchell and as the maker of various documentar..

Cairo 1942. Colonel Clarke thought of himself as developing a new kind of weapon. Its components? Ru..

The female private detective has been a staple of popular culture for over 150 years. But what about..

In the summer of 1889 young Southern belle Florence Maybrick stood trial for the alleged arsenic poi..

Feature films have created the stereotype of the Second World War prisoner of war. But the reality w..

In 1945 Gwen Moffat deserted from her post as dispatch rider in the Army and went to live rough in W..

Every day Dr Rachel Clarke tries to bring care and comfort to those reaching the end of their lives...