2021

"Derek is the sickest person the team of Doctors in the lung hospital have treated, who has lived. His kidneys have failed, his liver's failed. His heart is being supported by medicine." Kate Garraway, talking back in July 2020 about Derek's condition.

To raise money for 2021’s Red Nose Day, professional racing driver Billy Monger pushes himself to the limit as he takes on a truly unforgettable celebrity challenge - walking, kayaking and cycling 140 miles across England, an enormous test of mental and physical endurance. To complete this incredible challenge, Billy will have to overcome the unpredictable British elements and the odds. Four years ago, Billy became a double amputee as a result of a horrendous racing accident.

A cancer treatment called photoimmunotherapy involves injecting patients with an agent, then exposing their tumors to near infrared light. It was developed by a Japanese researcher who works at the US National Institutes of Health. Japan became the first country to use it on a patient in 2021. The agent that's injected contains cancer-specific antibodies, to which special chemicals are attached. After the antibodies bind to cancer, near infrared light is applied, killing the cancer cells.

The disappearance and death of the 22-year-old, who had embarked on a road trip across the US in 2021 with her boyfriend Brian Laundrie, but went missing and was later found dead.

Petroc Trelawny presents highlights from the finals of the 2021 Leeds International Piano Competition. Five outstanding young pianists, from around the globe, must each perform a concerto to win 'The Leeds' gold medal, one of the world's most coveted music prizes.

Always a highlight of the EFG London Jazz Festival, Jazz Voice returns this year with a host of special guests and a celebration of some of the classic jazz scores written for the silver screen.

Breakthrough provides a thought-provoking and imaginative perspective on scientific discovery as it unfolds. Each episode follows scientific explorers working on cutting-edge projects with breakthrough potential. Take a deeper look at some of the recent developments in physics, astronomy and Space sciences.

Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla returns to the BBC Proms to conduct the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in a concert featuring Brahms’s beloved Third Symphony as its lyrical centrepiece.

August 2021 marks ten years since Nasa's mission to Jupiter, Juno, was launched. The mission – to uncover the mysteries surrounding Jupiter's formation – was expected to end this year with the $1.1 billion satellite deorbiting into the planet's gassy atmosphere. But thanks to the ingenuity of its engineering, the robust spacecraft has surpassed expectations and been granted an extension to its life.