Genius Series

Featuring specially-commissioned footage shot at Down House, the home of Charles Darwin, this ... video tells the story of an extraordinary man who re-shaped scientific thinking and left the world an invaluable legacy. This programme explores Darwin's personal life, looks at the impact of his work in his own time and on the modern world, and shows how both were profoundly influenced by his surroundings

This is the story of the brilliant Italian astronomer and mathematician who dared to challenge the accepted teachings of his day. Galileo's work brought him to the attention of the Inquisition and one of history's greatest minds was forced to work his last years under house arrest. Featuring atmospheric specially-filmed dramatised depictions and rare contemporary images, this program vividly recreates Galileo's life and work. It also includes expert comment and interpretation by the eminient historians Les Prince and Joel Roderick.

The story of the ... Italian artist, sculptor, architect and engineer ... Leonardo's legacy to the world came in ... many forms; in the breathtaking beauty of the Last Supper and the Mona Lisa; his rich collection of drawing[s]; the mirror-written notebooks containing original thoughts on astronomy, biology and physiology

Profiles the life and work of Pythagoras, who has been immortalised by a single mathematical theorem but was also a great mathematician, philosopher and political leader