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
Rick Gekoski asks where a copy of James Joyce's childhood poem Et Tu Healy might be found and how much one might be worth. Show more
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
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
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
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Pompei was famously destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius, but only recently are the literary treasures buried just along the coast being rediscovered.
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Should Philip Larkin's final wish that his diaries be destroyed have been honoured? And what was in them?
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Rick Gekoski tells the stories behind five missing art works. The tale of theft, murder and betrayal behind the rediscovery of the original manuscript of Mahler's famous song.
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How the most famous painting in the world was stolen in 1911 and how the Mona Lisa was eventually recovered.
Spies pursued - Following the death of Britain's most famous spy, Rick Gekoski attempts to acquire Philby's diaries and effects. Are they as elusive as their former owner?