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Paul Murton follows in the footsteps of Scotland's first tourists. Here, he journeys from St Andrews across the Firth of Forth and ends up in Edinburgh. Show more

While visiting Tuscany and Umbria, Francesco da Mosto learns how to be the perfect courtier in Urbino and goes grape harvesting in Chianti. Show more

Critic Andrew Graham-Dixon tells the story of Russian art. He explores the origins of the Russian icon and visits a monastery founded by Ivan the Terrible. Show more

Danish crime thriller. Lund and her replacement-to-be Meyer are on the trail of a principal murder suspect, but Meyer's impulsiveness threatens to jeopardise the investigation. Show more

Profile of a new wave of Italian crime fiction that has emerged to challenge the conventions of the detective novel - a dark world of corruption, unsolved murders and the mafia. Show more

When a young Don Juan is found murdered and an elderly couple are reported missing after an excursion to an ancient site, Inspector Montalbano investigates. Show more

Paul Murton follows in the footsteps of Scotland's first tourists. Here, he journeys from St Andrews across the Firth of Forth and ends up in Edinburgh. Show more

While visiting Tuscany and Umbria, Francesco da Mosto learns how to be the perfect courtier in Urbino and goes grape harvesting in Chianti. Show more

Critic Andrew Graham-Dixon tells the story of Russian art. He explores the origins of the Russian icon and visits a monastery founded by Ivan the Terrible. Show more