A profile of Lawrence Durrell. (S)

A look at the Jewish merchants who traded under Islam. (S)

Tokyo A tour of the Japanese city.

Michael Wood follows in the footsteps of Alexander the Great through the Zagros mountains to Persepolis - the great palace of the Persian Kings that Alexander burned down.

A profile of Lawrence Durrell. (S)

A look at the Jewish merchants who traded under Islam. (S)

Tokyo A tour of the Japanese city.

Michael Wood follows in the footsteps of Alexander the Great through the Zagros mountains to Persepolis - the great palace of the Persian Kings that Alexander burned down.

A profile of Lawrence Durrell. (S)

A look at the Jewish merchants who traded under Islam. (S)

Tokyo A tour of the Japanese city.

Michael Wood follows in the footsteps of Alexander the Great through the Zagros mountains to Persepolis - the great palace of the Persian Kings that Alexander burned down.

A profile of Lawrence Durrell. (S)

Architect Philip Johnson.

The inventor of the pocket calculator. (S)

What might have happened had Henry VIII been granted a divorce.

Examining the art and craft of acting.

How trading links with Europe were formed on the east coast. (S)

The complex communication systems of birds explored. (S)

Featuring author Salman Rushdie.

Nobody's Business. Documentary-maker Alan Berliner's award-winning film about his father. (S)

Soprano Renee Fleming performs Mozart's Exsultate Jubilate and Strauss's Four Last Songs. Plus works by Dvorak, Brahms and Strauss. Shown earlier on BBC2.

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This leg journeys across Iran towards the Caspian Sea. (S)

Michael Wood follows in the footsteps of Alexander the Great through the Zagros mountains to Persepolis - the great palace of the Persian Kings that Alexander burned down.