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Documentary series. The Hereford Mappa Mundi is the largest intact Medieval wall map, giving a unique insight into the Medieval mind. Show more
Art critic Waldemar Januszczak explores the Baroque tradition. He follows Baroque to its dark heart in Spain, focusing on the route of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Show more
Arts documentary. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores how John Constable's love of Maria Bicknell inspired his revolutionary approach to painting landscapes. Show more
Documentary telling the story of the closure of Britain's mental asylums and what it says about society's changing attitudes to mental illness in the last 60 years. Show more
Michael Mosley traces the sinister ways science has been used to try to control our minds, finding that its pursuit has led to some truly horrific experiments. Show more
Dallas Campbell delves into the Horizon archive to discover how our understanding of intelligence has transformed over the last century, from early caveman thinkers to computers. Show more
Arts documentary. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores how John Constable's love of Maria Bicknell inspired his revolutionary approach to painting landscapes. Show more
Art critic Waldemar Januszczak explores the Baroque tradition. He follows Baroque to its dark heart in Spain, focusing on the route of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Show more
Documentary investigating the 1960s and 70s anthropological research on the Amazon's Yanomami Indian tribe, which became a scandalous tale of academic ethics and infighting. Show more
