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Genius of the Ancient World
Historian Bettany Hughes travels to India, Greece and China on the trail of three giants of ancient philosophy - Buddha, Socrates and Confucius.
1. Buddha (59 mins)
- Lucy Worsley: Mozart's London OdysseyLucy Worsley traces the story of the young Mozart's adventures in Georgian London.59 mins
- Ancient WorldsRichard Miles traces the roots of civilisation in Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Anatolia and Greece.
- A History of Ancient BritainLife in Britain in the brutal world of the last ice age.
- China's Greatest TreasuresAlastair explores the Yellow River in China.
- Treasures of Ancient GreeceAlastair Sooke explores the surprising roots of Greek art, beginning his journey in Crete.
- She-Wolves: England's Early QueensHow the Tudor queens Jane, Mary and Elizabeth struggled with a crown made for a male head.59 mins
- Civilisations: Rise and FallTheir legends remain, but treasures left behind reveal how and why they fell from power
- Castles: Britain's Fortified HistoryHow castle ruins took on a unique appeal, embodying a nostalgia for an age of chivalry.59 mins
- Meet the Roman Emperor with Mary BeardThey ruled, partied and plotted, but behind their power Mary uncovers a story of paranoia59 mins
- Caligula with Mary BeardThe monster, the myths, the man - a template for tyranny, but how much of it is true?59 mins
- Treasures of Ancient RomeThe art behind an empire. Discover Rome's secrets through its most magical masterpieces
- Julius Caesar: The Making of a DictatorHe came. He saw. He conquered. The tale of an ambitious power-grab that turned to tyranny
