The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms

The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms

Computing and IT | BBC Four | 2015 | 58'17''

Marcus du Sautoy demystifies the hidden world of algorithms, revealing where these 2,000-year-old problem-solvers came from, ho...

2: Invasion, Invasion, Invasion | Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City

2: Invasion, Invasion, Invasion | Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City

History | BBC Four | 2011 | 58'59''

Simon Sebag Montefiore continues his history of Jerusalem by discovering the impact of Islam and the c...

1: Wellspring of Holiness | Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City

1: Wellspring of Holiness | Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City

History | BBC Four | 2011 | 59'02''

Simon Sebag Montefiore begins a history of Jerusalem by exploring how it came into being and how it became s...

Episode 3 | The Ottomans: Europe’s Muslim Emperors

Episode 3 | The Ottomans: Europe’s Muslim Emperors

History | BBC Two | 2013 | 59'12''

Rageh Omaar ends his series with a look at how the collapse of the Ottoman Empire created a legacy of tension and co...

Episode 2 | The Ottomans: Europe’s Muslim Emperors

Episode 2 | The Ottomans: Europe’s Muslim Emperors

History | BBC Two | 2013 | 59'18''

Rageh Omaar explores the contrasts between two very different Ottoman sultans, Suleiman the Magnificent in the 16th ...

Episode 1 | The Ottomans: Europe’s Muslim Emperors

Episode 1 | The Ottomans: Europe’s Muslim Emperors

History | BBC Two | 2013 | 59'16''

Rageh Omaar examines the history of the Ottoman empire. He starts by looking at the unlikely roots of the Ottomans, ...

2: The Cross and the Crescent | Africa’s Great Civilisations

2: The Cross and the Crescent | Africa’s Great Civilisations

History | BBC Four | 2018 | 52'38''

Henry Louis Gates Jr explores how the emergence of Christianity and Islam reshaped Africa over centuries.

2: Clash of the Titans | The Crusades

2: Clash of the Titans | The Crusades

History | BBC HD | 2012 | 59'19''

Dr Thomas Asbridge examines the two figures who have come to embody Crusader war: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin.

The Crusades

The Crusades

History | BBC HD | 2012 | 58'59''

Dr Thomas Asbridge re-examines the story of the Crusades. He traces the epic journey of the first crusaders as they marched from Europe to recapture the city of...

1: Medicine and Religion | History File

1: Medicine and Religion | History File

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1998 | 24'02''

Programme begins with looking at Ancient Greece, then the Roman Empire then looking at Muslim and Christian links.

1: Medicine, Religion and Natural Causes | History File

1: Medicine, Religion and Natural Causes | History File

History | BBC Two | 1989 | 19'00''

This programme looks at ancient Egypt, Hippocrates, Christianity and Islam.

24: 1979: God Fights Back | People’s Century

24: 1979: God Fights Back | People’s Century

History | BBC Two | 1997 | 53'22''

Religion makes a comeback into people's lives in the Islamic world and elsewhere, as people seek guidance and spiritual su...

Printing press | Science and Islam

Printing press | Science and Islam

History | BBC Four | 2009 | 6'14''

Jim Al-Khalili looks at how the printing press shifted the centres of scientific research from East to West.

Time-keeping and prayer | Science and Islam

Time-keeping and prayer | Science and Islam

History | BBC Four | 2009 | 2'20''

Jim Al-Khalili explains how Islamic prayer patterns encouraged the development of new methods of time-keeping.

Map-making | Science and Islam

Map-making | Science and Islam

History | BBC Four | 2009 | 5'42''

Jim Al-Khalili explains why Al-Ma'mun, a medieval caliph, funded a programme of map-making.

Algebra | Science and Islam

Algebra | Science and Islam

History | BBC Four | 2009 | 5'52''

Jim Al-Khalili describes the invention of algebra by medieval Islamic mathematicians.

Medieval Islamic Compassion | Science and Islam

Medieval Islamic Compassion | Science and Islam

History | BBC Four | 2009 | 2'15''

Jim Al-Khalili talks about the enduring legacies of medieval Islamic medicine.

Islamic Medicine | Science and Islam

Islamic Medicine | Science and Islam

History | BBC Four | 2009 | 1'51''

Jim Al-Khalili explains the importance of medical knowledge to medieval Islam.

Arabic, the language of God | Science and Islam

Arabic, the language of God | Science and Islam

History | BBC Four | 2009 | 5'36''

Jim Al-Khalili looks at how Islamic caliphs encouraged scientific research and made Arabic the official language of their vas...

Al-Khwarizmi’s digit and numerical system | Science and Islam

Al-Khwarizmi’s digit and numerical system | Science and Islam

History | BBC Four | 2009 | 3'40''

Jim Al-Khalili explains how our numerical system spread to Europe through the work of the Arabic mathemat...

Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem | Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City

Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem | Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City

History | BBC Four | 2011 | 3'15''

Simon Sebag Montefiore investigates the extraordinary life of Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem.

The first crusade | Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City

The first crusade | Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City

History | BBC Four | 2011 | 4'17''

Simon Sebag Montefiore discusses the events of the first crusade.

Pact of Omar | Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City

Pact of Omar | Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City

History | BBC Four | 2011 | 3'46''

Simon Sebag Montefiore discusses the circumstances in which the Pact of Omar between Christian and Muslim rulers was nego...

The Temple Mount | Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City

The Temple Mount | Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City

History | BBC Four | 2011 | 1'55''

Simon Sebag Montefiore discusses the unique design of The Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

The Night Journey | Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City

The Night Journey | Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City

History | BBC Four | 2011 | 3'36''

Simon Sebag Montefiore discusses the Prophet Muhammad and his Night Journey to the The Furthest Sanctuary in Jerusal...
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