The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.
Quiz show in which connections must be made between seemingly random elements. How does Lord Kelvin of Largs connect with Ebola? Show more
How the architecture and design of the 20s and 30s created and reflected the spirit of the age, with the fun of Art Deco next to the functionality of Modernism. Show more
Documentary about the Shanghai Circus school, where gruelling training regimes result in some of the best acrobats and circus performers in the world. Show more
Director Weijun Chen's charming film takes us into the world of Chinese schoolchildren, learning about democracy for the first time as they try to vote for their class monitor. Show more
Adaptation of the novel about the diary of the archetypal 'little man'. Pooter is proud when Lupin gains a position at the firm Perkupp and Co, until things go wrong for the boy. Show more
Richard E Grant examines the controversial history of the safari where he experiences how the beauty of the bush made Africa the white man's playground. Show more
Documentary about the Shanghai Circus school, where gruelling training regimes result in some of the best acrobats and circus performers in the world. Show more
A look at five decades of the father in British sitcoms. Dad may be the head of the family and an authority symbol, but he has always been the butt of some of our biggest laughs. Show more
How the architecture and design of the 20s and 30s created and reflected the spirit of the age, with the fun of Art Deco next to the functionality of Modernism. Show more
Documentary about the Shanghai Circus school, where gruelling training regimes result in some of the best acrobats and circus performers in the world. Show more