6/6. After crossing the remote kingdom of Bhutan, the globetrotter's odyssey ends in Bangladesh.
First shown on BBC1
Having their minds bent by quizmaster Marcus Du Sautoy are comedians
Richard Vranch and Lucy Porter.
What drove a visionary Briton, George Everest, to map the entire Indian subcontinent 200 years ago? Novelist Hari Kunzru investigates.
Whoopi Goldberg , Stevie Wonder and Harry Connick Jr are among those telling the story of the singer who blew open the doors for black entertainers.
Laurence Olivier's former personal assistant Colin Clark reveals the trials that beset The Prince and the Showgirl, the 1956 film co-starring Marilyn Monroe.
11.30 A Warning to the Curious
A hair-raising dramatisation of MR James's cautionary tale, starring Peter Vaughan and Clive Swift. An archaeologist invokes an enraged spirit when he goes in search of an ancient artefact buried in Norfolk.
(First shown on BBC1)
(The MR James season continues with The Stalls of Barchester, 12.25am tomorrow)
A thrilling performance of Haydn's rousing depiction of the creation of the universe
Does rural England still boast the flora and fauna that inspired A Midsummer Night's Dream?
