Katty Kay in Washington and Christian Fraser in London report on the events that are shaping our world.
On the final leg of his journey from west Wales to East Anglia, Michael Portillo begins in Oakham before heading east to Stamford and on to Cambridge University. Show more
Colour: The Spectrum of Science
Episode 2: Colours of Life
58 minutes
on BBC Four HDAvailable for years
The raw, early Earth had plenty of colour, but that canvas was about to be painted with a vast new palette - and the source of those colours was life. Show more
Jim Al-Khalili examines how the Islamic world advanced science. He tells the story of physicist Ibn al-Haytham, who helped establish the science of optics. Show more
Storyville
This Was My Dad – The Rise and Fall of Geoffrey Matthews
1 hour, 24 minutes
on BBC Four HD
A Storyville documentary. Film-maker Morgan Matthews records a period of more than ten years in the life of his father Geoff and Geoff's eccentric partner Anna. Show more
Series about whales and dolphins. Explore the ocean's largest creatures - humpback whales, 200-ton feeding blue whales and southern right whales with one-ton testicles. Show more
Nature series on tiny wildlife. A chipmunk faces rivals and predators, while a juvenile tree shrew, forced into the jungle, has to find food and escape a python. Show more
Jim Al-Khalili examines how the Islamic world advanced science. He tells the story of physicist Ibn al-Haytham, who helped establish the science of optics. Show more
Colour: The Spectrum of Science
Episode 2: Colours of Life
58 minutes
on BBC Four HDAvailable for years
The raw, early Earth had plenty of colour, but that canvas was about to be painted with a vast new palette - and the source of those colours was life. Show more
