Beneath the NightFrom Stone Age to space age, every human who has looked up at the night sky has seen the same stars in the same patterns. They reveal our entire history, as well as hinting at our ultimate fate. Stuart Clark tells the full story of this relationship. From prehistoric cave art and Ancient Egyptian zodiacs to the modern era of satellites and space exploration, he reveals the history of a fascination that has shaped our scientific understanding; helped

were separated at thirteen and now

was fading

political dimensions

000km - the circumference of the Earth

from sugar maple and how leaves turn red

David Bowie made a list of the one hundred books that had transformed his life - a list that formed something akin to an autobiography

When novelist Owen Quine goes missing

where a baby elephant struggles to his feet and takes his first shaky steps

Saffron Courtney and Gerhard von Meerbach are thousands of miles apart

taken for interrogation by the army

coming to terms with his love for the enigmatic Luisa - Marco Carrera comes to represent the quiet heroism that pervades so much of our everyday existence

Rana Mitter links reassessment of the war to China's rising nationalism