2/5. Jonathan Meades visits the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, built for George I V.

Zeinab Badawi presents. Then Weather

Eric Newby 's A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush takes on similarly acclaimed travel tale Between the Woods and the Water by Patrick Leigh Fermor.

1/2 The pioneering work of Professor Kypros Nicolaides, who operates on unborn babies to ensure that they survive. Narrated by Zoe Wanamaker.
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It may look like a paradise - but bitter fighting between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers has seen over 60,000 deaths. Can a peaceful resolution be reached - and maintained?

The Broadway star, now in her 70s, proves as dynamic as ever in a one-woman show, with anecdotes and songs.

How did the killing of Archduke Ferdinand and Hitler's suicide affect history? (AD)

With sign language.