First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Rick Gekoski tells the story behind the fabulous jewelled binding of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, which went down with the Titanic and is still lying at the bottom of the ocean. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Rick Gekoski explores how and why works of antiquity were looted from Iraq's museums during the war there, and speculates on what may have happened to them since. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Rick Gekoski tells the story behind a lost portrait of Winston Churchill which was destroyed by his wife, and asks if the rights of an owner override those of the public. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Rick Gekoski examines the life of architect, designer and artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh and asks why he received so little support during his lifetime. Show more