This ambitious BBC Open University series offers clear, accessible explanations of important mathematical ideas but is also packed with engaging anecdotes, fascinating biographical details, and pivotal episodes in the lives of the great mathematicians. Engaging, enlightening and entertaining, the series gives viewers new and often surprising insights into the central importance of mathematics, establishing this discipline to be one of humanity's greatest cultural achievements. Presented by Marcus Du Sautoy and shot in various locations around the world. As seen on History Channel.