The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective. Followed by Weather. 1930 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081203/20081203_1900_4544_41579_30 1900 Flying with Cobham David Jason narrates the story of 1920s trail-blazing pilot Alan Cobham and his mission to get the British public airborne, using rare footage of his crusade. 2000 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081203/20081203_1930_4544_41678_30 1930 Beauty Documentary series telling the story of the birth of Venice. The golden age of architecture arrived and stone and marble palaces replaced wooden houses. 2100 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081203/20081203_2000_4544_41577_60 2000 2/2 The second of two documentaries exploring the extraordinary achievement of the chronicler of the Italian Renaissance, Giorgio Vasari, author of the monumental Lives of the Artists. 2200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081203/20081203_2100_4544_41576_60 2100 Network TV Premiere. French thriller in which two policemen become embroiled in an increasingly bitter race to secure promotion. The detectives are trying to track down a violent gang of bank robbers in Paris, but their personal ambitions begin to cloud their judgement as each conspires against the other. In French with English subtitles. Contains strong language. Directed by Olivier Marchal. Film 2345 2004 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081203/20081203_2200_4544_41641_105 2200 2/2 The second of two documentaries exploring the extraordinary achievement of the chronicler of the Italian Renaissance, Giorgio Vasari, author of the monumental Lives of the Artists. 0045 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081203/20081203_2345_4544_41674_60 2345 Beauty Documentary series telling the story of the birth of Venice. The golden age of architecture arrived and stone and marble palaces replaced wooden houses. 0145 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081203/20081204_0045_4544_41675_60 0045 Documentary telling the story of Antonio Vivaldi and the music he composed for La Pieta in Venice, a home for children who had been abandoned at birth. 0245 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081203/20081204_0145_4544_41676_60 0145 2/2 The second of two documentaries exploring the extraordinary achievement of the chronicler of the Italian Renaissance, Giorgio Vasari, author of the monumental Lives of the Artists. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081203/20081204_0245_4544_41596_65 0245