At its height, it was the largest empire in history, incorporating over one-fifth of the world's population and covering almost a quarter of the Earth's total land area. As Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Diamond Jubilee, Rear Vision explores the story of the British Empire's rise and fall and the creation of the Commonwealth of Nations.
For most of the twentieth century the government in China - both nationalist and communist - tried to wipe out religion and religious practice from mainland China and failed. This week, the story of how and why religion survives in China and what role in may play in the future.
There are many parallels between the Labor government of Gough Whitlam of the 1970s and the Rudd/Gillard's of today. Both confronted a major global economic crisis, both tried for a greater share in the wealth from Australia’s natural resources and both were ultimately engulfed by scandal.
The wave of demonstrations and protests that has engulfed the Arab world since December 2010 has reshaped politics in the region in surprising ways. Rear Vision explores the political dynamics in the wake of the Arab Spring.
Labor’s recent drubbing in NSW and Queensland and its likely loss at the next federal election cast a cloud over the party’s future. Rear Vision plots the story of the ALP to see why it - along with some other well-known labour parties - is struggling.
The connection between sport and urban regeneration is not obvious but somehow the Olympic Games have become tied up with major urban renewal projects. How did this happen and what does it mean for London's Olympic Games?
When Anders Breivik, the right wing extremist who admitted killing 77 people last year, was found to be psychotic, Norwegians reacted with surprise and disbelief. A second evaluation has found him to be sane. On Rear Vision this week, insanity, the law and the Breivik case.
Over the past 2 centuries, Afghanistan has been invaded five times and each time the Afghans have forced the invading troops to retreat. With the Taliban now regaining its hold over southern Afghanistan, does the same fate await the US and its allies?
The YouTube film Kony2012 highlighted the issue of child abduction and militia violence in Africa. We take a look at the story of Kony and other rebel leaders - who are they and what are they fighting for?
As the Greek government struggles to convince both its angry citizens and sceptical European leaders that it has the answers to its economic crisis, Rear Vision looks at the origins of Greece's excessive national debt.