The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.
Iolo Williams explores Snowdonia. It is winter and Iolo endures life-threatening wind chill, ice and snow on the Carneddau high peaks. Show more
An archive romp around the periphery of the global jamboree that is the World Cup, as Danny Baker mulls over the attendant hoopla, rigmarole, folderol and palaver. Show more
David Attenborough's breathtaking journey through Africa. In the Congo, animals must stand up and fight for their patch, and head off stiff competition. Show more
Series exploring the history of Africa. Henry Louis Gates travels to the shores of the Sahara Desert to see the transformation of north and west Africa. Show more
The series on the history of 20th-century farming in Britain looks at how Hereford and Aberdeen Angus cattle helped earn Britain a reputation as the stockyard of the world. Show more
Ben Garrod uncovers the secrets of how vertebrates capture and devour their food using extreme jaws, bizarre teeth and specialised bony tools. Show more
Ben Garrod seeks out the big part that bones can play in reproduction. Through sexual selection, the skeleton has adapted to aid courtship, competition and even copulation. Show more
Andrew Graham-Dixon charts the journey from imperial to modern - the rise and fall of China's last dynasty, when rulers failed to notice the rise of western dominance in art. Show more
An archive romp around the periphery of the global jamboree that is the World Cup, as Danny Baker mulls over the attendant hoopla, rigmarole, folderol and palaver. Show more
Dr Janina Ramirez discovers how the immensely rich and powerful monasteries that had dominated British society for 1,000 years were annihilated in less than five years. Show more
