It's a story of sadness and joy'

Following her engrossing documentaries about the Ganges, the Mekong River and Japan, Sue Perkins returns with a new two-part travelogue which takes her on a 2,000-mile journey along the US-Mexico border.

‘It’s one of the most controversial borders in the world,’ says Sue. ‘The news is full of migrants, drug cartels, murders and of course, the wall, but I want to find out what [daily] life is really like on both sides of the border.’