The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.
A look at the Serengeti in east Africa, a vast grassland that is home to great concentrations of herbivores. But what is the key that allows such density and diversity? Show more
A look back at the competition, focusing on the soaring careers of the 2016 finalists, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, saxophonist Jess Gillam and French horn player Ben Goldscheider. Show more
Simon Schama looks at the Jewish story, starting 3,000 years ago with the emergence of tribal people in contested land and a book to define them across millennia. Show more
Drama which charts how Winnie Mandela (Sophie Okonedo) went from innocent country girl to fighter against apartheid, and from an adoring wife to a firebrand revolutionary. Show more
How a traditional working-class pub game became a national obsession during the 1970s and 80s, and how television played a key role in elevating its players into household names. Show more
Francesco da Mosto travels the length and breadth of Italy. He gets romantic in Verona, witnesses the birth of western art and has a makeover from Giorgio Armani. Show more
Featuring performances by Level 42, The Belle Stars, Central Line, The Beatles, China Crisis, Wham!, Bauhaus, Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes, Dire Straits and Men at Work. Show more
John Peel and David Jensen introduce the hits from the pop charts, first broadcast on 3 February 1983. Featuring Haysi Fantayzee, Indeep, Tears For Fears, U2 and Men at Work. Show more
Series re-examining the Ruth Ellis case. In part two, Gillian turns her attention to Ruth's trial, which took just a day and a half. Her lawyer pursued a risky defence strategy. Show more
