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

The Galapagos is home to a myriad of bizarre and unique creatures endemic to these islands, but how did they get here and what is the key that allows them to thrive? Show more

Archaeologist Julian Richards returns to the excavation of two early cemeteries to explore the mystery of the Anglo-Saxons' post-Roman Empire invasions. Show more

Waldemar Januszczak looks at the pursuit of pleasure in the Rococo age, which was reflected so poignantly in the art of Boucher, Watteau, Gainsborough and Tiepolo. Show more

In China's far south west, rich jungles nestle below towering peaks. Jewel-coloured birds and ancient tribes share forested valleys where wild elephants still roam. Show more

Engineer Jem Stansfield investigates how we have come to understand, and then harness, the immense power of explosions, from ancient China to the nuclear age. Show more

Medical history series. Michael Mosley discovers what pain is and how we were able to control it with the discovery of morphine at the beginning of the 19th century. Show more

David Malone asks if we are right to see the heart as merely a brilliant pump or whether it should be allowed to reclaim something of its old place at the centre of our humanity. Show more

Archaeologist Julian Richards returns to the excavation of two early cemeteries to explore the mystery of the Anglo-Saxons' post-Roman Empire invasions. Show more

Waldemar Januszczak looks at the pursuit of pleasure in the Rococo age, which was reflected so poignantly in the art of Boucher, Watteau, Gainsborough and Tiepolo. Show more