The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.
Filmed over five days, this film reveals the complex, time-consuming processes involved in creating a Windsor chair, made by Jim Steele in his Warwickshire workshop. Show more
Drama documentary. Duke William leads his vast invasion fleet across the Channel to face King Harold. The two armies meet at battle in Sussex on 14 October 1066. Show more
Simon Schaffer reveals the engineering wonders of the 19th century: computers made out of cogs, giant replica dinosaurs, huge telescopes and devices heralding the birth of cinema. Show more
The inside story of the design and construction of 'the most perfect suspension bridge in the world', and how its unique slimline structure arose by accident. Show more
How Britain's docks in cities like Liverpool, London and Cardiff were not only commercial portals to the world, but also gateways for the arrival of sounds, styles and cultures. Show more
How Albert Einstein thought he had found the fatal flaw in quantum theory, because it implies that sub-atomic particles can communicate faster than light. Show more
Jim Al-Khalili investigates the most accurate, yet perplexing, scientific theory ever - quantum physics. He finds out whether it might solve biological mysteries. Show more
Two-part documentary in which Jonathan Meades makes the case for 20th-century concrete Brutalist architecture in an homage to a style that he sees a brave, bold and bloody-minded. Show more
Drama documentary. Duke William leads his vast invasion fleet across the Channel to face King Harold. The two armies meet at battle in Sussex on 14 October 1066. Show more
