The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.

Series following the community on the Falkland Islands. The year gets underway and every corner of the rocky Falklands coastline is bursting with new life. Show more

Historian Amanda Vickery explores how the British obsession with our homes began 300 years ago and how the desire for a home revolutionised relationships. Show more

Second of a two-part documentary. Dr Clare Jackson reveals why so many law-abiding Scots and English were prepared to support the catholic Stuarts. Show more

Jerry Brotton shows how maps can be tools of power and snapshots of history. Henry VIII's maps of the British coast helped him exert control over the world. Show more

Film record of the legendary Everest expedition of 1924, restored by the BFI National Archive, which culminated in the deaths of the climbers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine. Show more

Documentary telling the story of the world's craziest race, the 9,000km Paris-Dakar rally, a beacon for eccentric adventurers battling the desert terrain in customised vehicles. Show more

Documentary following the Lifeline Express, a train equipped with medical equipment, operating theatres and staff which brings assistance to poor people in rural areas of India. Show more

A look at 1960s short films examining the changing shape of the British Empire and the emerging Commonwealth from as far afield as Aden, Malaysia and Ascension Island. Show more

Second of a two-part documentary. Dr Clare Jackson reveals why so many law-abiding Scots and English were prepared to support the catholic Stuarts. Show more