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

Christmas-themed quiz for university alumni. The Christ's College, Cambridge team includes Natalie Haynes and news correspondent James Reynolds. Show more

Ian Hislop takes a look at the notorious Beeching Report of 1963, which led to the closure of a third of the nation's railway lines and forced thousands of people onto the road. Show more

The story behind Voyager - a tiny spaceship 12 billion miles away from Earth, leaving our solar system and entering the void of deep space - and the people who made her. Show more

Jim Al-Khalili tackles the greatest question in science - how the universe began. By recreating key experiments Jim unravels the mystery of science's creation story. Show more

Jim Al-Khalili carries us into the future to try to discover how the universe will end - with a bang or a whimper? He reveals a universe far stranger than anyone imagined. Show more

The remarkable story behind the fighting force. Stirling is locked away in Hitler's most secure prison and leadership of the SAS passes to Paddy Mayne. Show more

Suzy Klein examines how the music of the 19th century was able to flourish through economic and social change, as well as a technological revolution. Show more

Documentary revealing the autobiographical slant in the Moomins series, tracing author Tove Jansson's story from bohemian artist in war-torn Helsinki to recluse on a remote island. Show more