The inspiring world of Leonardo da Vinci is brought to life by acclaimed BAFTA award-winning actor Peter Capaldi in a unique dramatised documentary Inside The Mind Of Leonardo is based on the artist's private journals dating from the Italian Renaissance.

Could one of Leonardo da Vinci’s lost works of art be hidden between a wall of an ornate building and another masterpiece? It’s a captivating theory that has had one prominent scientist chasing a legend for more than 30 years. This is the exclusive behind-the-scenes story of the hunt for a priceless masterpiece that could lead to one of the greatest discoveries the art world has ever known.

A remarkable event occurred at London’s National Gallery when the largest ever collection of Leonardo’s surviving paintings was assembled for a unique exhibition Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan. Given exclusive access to the opening night of the exhibition the film captures the excitement of the occasion and provides a fascinating exploration of Leonardo’s great works. Art historian and broadcaster Tim Marlow offers his insight into the great masterpieces and invites the opinions of the curators, restorers and other specially invited guests.

When Jesus was a boy, did he kill another child? Was Mary Magdalene a prostitute or an apostle?
Did Cain commit incest? Will there be an apocalypse, or is this God's trick to scare us?
The answers to these questions aren't found in the Bible as we know it, but they exist in scriptures banned when powerful leaders deemed them unacceptable for reasons both political and religious.
"Banned From The Bible" reveals some of these alternative tales and examines why they were "too hot for Christianity."

Art meets science and detective story lifting the lid on some of the most controversial stories in the art world. Pioneering forensic scientist Dr Maurizio Seracini has made his name by ingeniously adapting the latest medical and military technology to reveal the secrets of great artistic masterpieces. In this film he sets out to investigate the unsolved mysteries surrounding some of the works of genius produced by world famous Renaissance artist Leonardo Da Vinci.

Leonardo da Vinci is the emblematic figure of the Renaissance. Virtuoso painter and visionary engineer, but also architect, botanist, anatomist and mathematician. The image of the old scientist with the beard of a prophet would almost make us forget that he was first of all a dashing and bubbling young man with a solar charm, a man of flesh and blood with his joys and sorrows. Driven by an obsessive quest for perfection, his life experienced many twists and turns before finding a glorious outcome and the most vibrant posterity.

The True Story looks at the real lives and true stories behind Hollywood blockbusters and this episode looks at Ron Howard’s controversial box office hit The Da Vinci Code.