It’s the ultimate question: why are we here? Brian Cox explores how cutting-edge space missions take us back 13.8 billion years to the origin of the universe. Show more
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Simon Schama's Shakespeare
Episode 1: This England
59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Available for 11 months
Simon Schama argues that it is impossible to understand how Shakespeare came to belong 'to all time' without comprehending just how much he was of his time. Show more
Since the first star lit up the universe, they have been engines of creation. Professor Brian Cox reveals how, ultimately, stars brought life and meaning to the universe. Show more
Front Row
Jack O'Connell; Emma Donoghue's Queer Icon; Diana, Our Mother; Jules Buckley
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Jack O'Connell on his role in Tennessee Williams's play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; novelist Emma Donoghue chooses her Queer Icon; conductor Jules Buckley looks ahead to his two Proms. Show more
Simon Schama's Shakespeare
Episode 2: Hollow Crowns
59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four
Available for 11 months
Simon looks at how Shakespeare's most profound tragedies may have been inspired by the bard's experiences writing for the courts of Elizabeth I and James I. Show more
The behind-the-scenes story of the new reign, with unique access to the King, the Queen and their family. How will Charles III follow the longest-serving monarch in British history? Show more
Simon Schama explores the depiction of nature. Simon discovers that landscape painting is seldom a straightforward description of observed nature. Show more
Simon Schama examines how traditions developed in the years following the Renaissances. Show more