More than half of us now live in cities. Crowded, chaotic and bursting with life - these are places under pressure. In this brand new series, Dan Snow, Anita Rani and Ade Adepitan go behind the scenes to reveal the hidden systems and armies of people running some of the greatest cities on earth. Find out how Mexico City keeps its inhabitants safe from earthquakes, and meet loca...
Following the success of World’s Busiest Railway 2015, this new three-part series presented by Ade Adepitan, Anita Rani, Ant Anstead and Dan Snow takes viewers to the heart of three iconic public spaces in the city of New York: one of the busiest and most complex metropolises in the world.
Filmed as live from Grand Central Terminal, the New Fulton Fish Market and Central Park, ...
Anita Rani and Justin Rowlatt embark on two epic car journeys across China, navigating congested cities and winding mountain roads, to explore how the country's economic growth, symbolised by its booming car industry, is affecting people's lives.
In the first programme, Anita takes the high road through the rich, industrialised cities of the east, driving a Great Wall Haval, th...
Anita Rani is joined by potter and ceramic designer Keith Brymer Jones (pictured left) and arts and crafts expert Patch Rogers (pictured right) to present a new series for BBC Two, The Victorian House Of Arts And Crafts.
This new four-part series from Lion Television Scotland for BBC Arts will air on BBC Two in early 2019 and transport six modern-day craftspeople back in time t...
In the week when Hindus celebrate the holy festival of Diwali, this documentary tells the story of one of their faith's most sacred symbols - the swastika. For many, the swastika has become a symbol synonymous with the Nazis and fascism. But this film reveals the fascinating and complex history of an emblem that is, in fact, a religious symbol, with a sacred past. For the almos...
In World’s Busiest Railway 2015, Dan Snow, Anita Rani and Robert Llewellyn experience the rush hour and go behind the scenes over four hour-long episodes to reveal the ‘everyday miracle’ that is India’s busiest railway station: the iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai.
In Mumbai, rush hour is known as 'super dense crush load' and every day more than 1,500 trains pull i...