The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.
Film which reveals the artistic process behind Shobana Jeyasingh's new work, Contagion, an evocation of the 1918 flu epidemic. Show more
The secrets of George III revealed as Robert Hardman explores his private files. George III may be mostly remembered for his madness but these documents reveal another side to him. Show more
A look at the world's first secret service. England has a new monarch and Robert Cecil exposes the most infamous terrorist threat in British history, the gunpowder plot. Show more
Joan Bakewell looks at the protests in France that nearly toppled De Gaulle's government in 1968, a year when the younger generation challenged authoritarian ideas worldwide. Show more
A look back at the bank holiday 'battles of the beaches', when hundreds of mods and rockers flocked to seaside resorts on scooters and motorbikes in search of thrills and spills. Show more
Two-part documentary about six men from the Fifth Royal Tank Regiment. Part 1 tells their story from Dunkirk to the deserts of North Africa and back in preparation for D-Day. Show more
Simon Bates and Janice Long present the pop chart programme, from December 1983. With Status Quo, UB40, Slade, The Pretenders, Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton, and The Flying Pickets. Show more
John Peel and David Jensen present performances by Slade, Culture Club, Paul McCartney, Dennis Waterman & George Cole, Billy Joel, Howard Jones and The Flying Pickets. Show more
Film which reveals the artistic process behind Shobana Jeyasingh's new work, Contagion, an evocation of the 1918 flu epidemic. Show more
Joan Bakewell looks at the protests in France that nearly toppled De Gaulle's government in 1968, a year when the younger generation challenged authoritarian ideas worldwide. Show more
