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

Danny Baker embarks on a Lilliputian odyssey through all things titchy - from model trains to pint-sized cows via the mecca of the miniature, the model village.

Michael Wood tells the story of King Alfred the Great and his children and grandson. Alfred fights a desperate guerrilla war in the marshes of Somerset. Show more

Jim Moir aka Vic Reeves goes on an irreverent trip into the world of influential avant-garde art movement Dada. Show more

Simon Sebag Montefiore uncovers the central role played by religion in the power of the city of Rome. Every event in ancient Rome revolved around religion. Show more

A Storyville documentary: a look into the hidden world of one of Russia's most impenetrable and remote institutions - a maximum security prison exclusively for murderers. Show more

Paul Rose tells the story of the USS Squalus, stranded on the bottom of the Atlantic in 1939 and the first time anyone had been saved from a stricken submarine. Show more

Series exploring the stories of four ships built on the River Clyde. The Robert E Lee was one of the most famous Clydebuilt blockade-running paddle steamers. Show more

Look at Life's coverage of the Cold War, with footage from anti-nuclear protests in London, British forces stationed in Berlin and everyday life in Eastern Europe. Show more

Jim Moir aka Vic Reeves goes on an irreverent trip into the world of influential avant-garde art movement Dada. Show more