The story of HMS Pandora, which was sent to capture mutineers from the Bounty. Also at 12.40pm, 3.40pm, 1.40am.
This edition focuses on the impact of monasticism in the Middle Ages. Also at 1.30pm, 4.30pm.
Professor Stephen Hawking looks at the search from ancient to modern times for the 'cosmic alchemy' that created all the matter that makes up our world and the Universe.
Fertility expert Professor Robert Winston examines how the body has evolved. In this programme he looks at the leaps and bounds made during babyhood.
Professor Stephen Hawking looks at the search from ancient to modern times for the 'cosmic alchemy' that created all the matter that makes up our world and the Universe.
Fertility expert Professor Robert Winston examines how the body has evolved. In this programme he looks at the leaps and bounds made during babyhood.
Molly becomes more entangled in Cynthia's secret.
Jung Chang tells the story behind her book Wild Swans.
The building of the dome of Florence Cathedral.
An examination of evidence for the existence of a new dinosaur species.
Palaeontologists recently discovered strata in South America showing packs of huge dinosaurs. These amazing discoveries have changed what we know about the dinosaur world. Paul Brightwell narrates. Show more
A look at a discovery that could aid our understanding of human evolution.
Can an ancient fossilised skull named 'Flat-Faced Man', recently unearthed by Dr Meave Leakey in Kenya, overturn traditional theories of human evolution? Show more
A forensic investigation into human ancestry begins with the discovery of a 25,000-year-old body.
A film montage satirising the tobacco industry.
Subaquatic documentary series.
David Attenborough narrates a natural history of the oceans. We travel to the depths of the seas to reveal a spectacular variety of life, some never filmed before. Show more
Can an ancient fossilised skull named 'Flat-Faced Man', recently unearthed by Dr Meave Leakey in Kenya, overturn traditional theories of human evolution? Show more