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Marcus du Sautoy, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, escorts you through the most important of all intellectual disciplines: Mathematics, the Empress of the Sciences.
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Now playingSeason 1, Episode 4
1. The Language of the Universe
Marcus du Sautoy looks at the contributions of the great Greek mathematicians.
2. The Genius of the East
A look at the rise of mathematics in the East, as the West entered the Dark Ages.
3. The Frontiers of Space
How Europe took over as the world's mathematical powerhouse by the 17th century.
Watching4. To Infinity and Beyond
Marcus du Sautoy examines unsolved problems that confronted 20th-century mathematicians.