BBC News Review

- Season 2

(2008)

Mark Kermode on the hits, the flops, the blockbusters and the unexpected gems in movies during 2008.

James Pearce looks back at Team GB's remarkable success in the Olympics and the Paralympics.

During the year the BBC has been tracking a container as it travels around the world, highlight the issues of the global economy. Declan Curry reports on international trade during the global recession.

Adam Brookes reports from Washington on the extraordinary story of Barack Obama on the road to the White House. And he wonders how this new President will meet the expectations of his dramatic campaign success.

Matt Frei in Washington reports on the George W Bush years - from 9/11 to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the economic downturn. He reflects on the likely legacy of this controversial president.

Remembering some of the world's leading figures who passed away in 2008.

Razia Iqbal reflects on what was hot and what was not in the world of the creative and performing arts this year.

2008 wasn't only about the Olympics. It was a fantastic year of sporting competition and achievement from football to Formula 1. We look back at some of the best moments of 2008.