TRAGIC CONFLICT

Syria: The World’s War, 9pm, BBC2

AFTER seven brutal years, the Syrian civil war shows no sign of abating. But despite the constant barrage of news reports, few of us can claim to know how and why the devastating g conflict — which has left half a million people dead — unfolded. In a two-part report, Lyse Doucetucet (pictured) tells the story of the biggest humanitarian crisis of modern times, starting with the origins of the uprising.