Unexpected Elements looks beyond everyday narratives to discover a goldmine of scientific stories and connections from around the globe. From Afronauts, to why we argue, to a deep dive on animal lifespans: see the world in a new way with Unexpected Elements

The story of America and the world, hosted by Asma Khalid in Washington, DC and Tristan Redman in London

Weekly cricket show from BBC Sport, in association with ABC and All India Radio

True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives

The 2012 discovery of a story called the 'Tallow Candle', which was found by a local historian in the Danish archives and verified as Hans Christian Andersen's first fairytale

Unexpected Elements looks beyond everyday narratives to discover a goldmine of scientific stories and connections from around the globe. From Afronauts, to why we argue, to a deep dive on animal lifespans: see the world in a new way with Unexpected Elements

A look at when KH Lee took charge of Samsung in the 1980s. With the business struggling in a competitive global electronics market, it was up to him to turn things around

Tim Harford presents the programme that explains the numbers and statistics used in everyday life

Nuala McGovern brings together people from around the world to discuss how major news stories are affecting their lives

The Today programme's Justin Webb, North America editor Sarah Smith and social media and disinformation correspondent Marianna Spring join North America correspondent Anthony 'The Zurch' Zurcher to offer insights and analysis on what's happening inside Trump's White House

In 1875 in the western Pacific, the crew of HMS Challenger discovered the Mariana Trench, which turned out to be deeper than Everest is high, by two kilometres. Trenches like Mariana form when one tectonic plate slips under another and heads down. Globally, there are about 50 of them. While at one time some thought it was too dark and deep for life exist and others wildly imagined monsters, the truth has turned out to be much more surprising. Misha Glenny and guests discuss the life and future of the world's deepest ocean trench