Riding Fast

Explores life inside HMP Full Sutton, a men's high security prison in the East Riding of Yorkshire which has been home to some of Britain's most notorious criminals, including serial killer Dennis Nilsen, the Manchester gangster Dale Cregan, and, the so-called railway rapist and serial killer David Mulcahy. The programme reveals the story of a shocking one-man riot at Full Sutton in 2018 and also shares stories from the prison's Beast Wing, where sex offenders are locked up and separated from the other inmates.

Selected moments from past trips to Japan's smaller islands, exploring their unique cultures and ways of life. Riding a scenic cycling route spanning the Seto Inland Sea, we learn how an island community's hopes for the future rest on the students of their tiny school. On the Oki Islands off Japan's west coast, we stand atop its awesome cliffs before getting hands-on in an island sumo ring, and on southern Miyakojima, we taste the ocean in the local tofu and the island's history in its traditional music.

Michael revisits his TV travels and fans reflect on his achievement.

How the invention of writing gave humanity a history. From hieroglyphs to emojis, an exploration of the way in which the technology of writing has shaped the world we live in.

When one of America's most promising young gymnasts, Samantha Wick, is cut from the Olympic team, she decides to follow her dreams of horseback riding by joining a girls horse camp. With financial troubles threatening to shut the camp down, Samantha uses her gymnastic prowess to start a horse-dancing team to raise money and save the camp!

Henry begins his journey in Frankfurt, riding to Rottenburg on what is known as the Castle Route. From Rottenburg he travels the Romantic Route and discovers some picture postcard towns and stunning scenery along the road to Fussen. Take your opportunity to fall in love with the rural roads of Germany.

Henry Cole rides 3000 miles from Johannesburg to Cape Town.

New Zealand transports you to an exotic, magnificent and isolated island chain where the mysterious and unexpected story of its true nature is revealed. Narrated by Sam Neill.

Riding up Tanegashima's western coast with its sandy beaches, our cyclist visits a scissor craftsman, last of a 500-year old tradition. The east coast takes him past rocks carved by the ocean into fantastic shapes to Japan's biggest space center. Local schools here host children from all over the country for a year to learn about space and experience island life. Finally, he crosses to legendary Yakushima to explore its millennia-old forests and discover how nature inspires its islanders.

Henry Cole travels America's longest highway US Route 1 down the east coast to Key West and then continues on to New Orleans.