A look at how life evolved on Earth. Also at 11.50am, 2.50pm.
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
Aubrey Manning traces the history of the Ice Age. The tranquillity of Switzerland conceals a violent past - 12,000 years ago the Alps were buried under three kilometres of ice.
The vivid documentary series about the insect world reveals crickets that live on the slopes of an active volcano and ocean striders at home on the water of the ocean. 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
Aubrey Manning traces the history of the Ice Age. The tranquillity of Switzerland conceals a violent past - 12,000 years ago the Alps were buried under three kilometres of ice.
The vivid documentary series about the insect world reveals crickets that live on the slopes of an active volcano and ocean striders at home on the water of the ocean. Show more
Virginia has produced an heir, but when her father is ruined, she is left with the Brightlingsea family.
Featuring the photographer Steve Pyke.
A look at research that throws doubt on Johannes Gutenburg as inventor of the printing press.
The strange mysteries behind early attempts to climb Mount McKinley.
The story of Pharaoh Akhenaten and his family - was he a genius or a madman?
Analysis of the key military campaigns of the Second World War.
The nature of politics is observed as Sydney's Leichhardt Council prepares to vote for its mayor.
