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Professionals and experts submit theories about life, the universe and everything for examination by a panel consisting of Andy Hamilton, Reginald D Hunter and guest Clare Balding. Show more
Jonathan Foyle looks at the palaces, tapestries, music and paintings created in King Henry VIII's name and asks if they compensate for the religious treasures he later destroyed. Show more
Sadeq Saba travels to Iran to explore the life and work of Omar Khayyam, the great medieval mathematician and poet whose philosophy continues to resonate with modern Iranians. Show more
Series showing Barbados through the lives of its horse racing community follows the build up to the Derby with the people who have trained and groomed the favourite. Show more
Drama documentary about one of the world's most prolific and diverse art forgers, Shaun Greenhalgh, who created fake paintings, antiques and sculptures to dupe the art world. Show more
A documentary that explores an artworld cause celebre. Marla Olmstead, who is four, sold over 300,000 dollars-worth of paintings before a shocking claim destroyed her reputation. Show more
Beethoven's 9th, performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, four soloists and the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus. Stravinsky's ballet music Orpheus opens the programme. Show more
Professionals and experts submit theories about life, the universe and everything for examination by a panel consisting of Andy Hamilton, Reginald D Hunter and guest Clare Balding. Show more
Sadeq Saba travels to Iran to explore the life and work of Omar Khayyam, the great medieval mathematician and poet whose philosophy continues to resonate with modern Iranians. Show more
