The discovery of an ancient music score deep within the storerooms of the Louvre leads musical historians on a mission to realise its potential, sung through a modern arrangement. But to hear the piece as the Greeks did 2,400 years ago, it has to be played on period instruments. This documentary follows the journey from the Greek cities of Anatolia to the Ptolemies' Egypt, from the mythical site of Delphi to discoveries made in Pompeii, where archaeological excavations have unearthed instrument remains

Historian Bettany Hughes investigates the ideas of ancient philosophers, starting with the Indian nobleman Siddhartha Gautama, more popularly known as Buddha. Thought to have been lived and tought between the sixth and fourth centuries BC, the sage and holy man inspired a diverse belief system that influences the lives of millions of people to this day. She travels to India, where the Buddha experienced the challenging ideas and extreme methods of wandering 'truth seekers', after he had abandoned his family and homeland in the Himalayas to embark on his philosophical quest to find a solution to human suffering

Part one of two. Actor Richard E Grant follows in the footsteps of artists who lived and painted on France's Cote d'Azur, renowned for its sunny climate. The first edition focuses on the relationship between modern art and the location's development as an international tourist haven. Cezanne, Monet and Renoir were captivated by the light and colour of the landscape in the 19th century and their resultant work advertised the region's beauty. Meanwhile, the area's vivid hues inspired Henri Matisse to adopt a new palette that set modern art on the route to abstraction