He was a scientist who thought he could turn lead into gold. He was an obsessive with a secret Swiss boyfriend. And, in the world of The Mark Steel Lectures, he likes Alphabetti Spaghetti and the Communards.

Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness is a television series presented by Alain de Botton, offering a self-help guide which applies the teachings of philosophers to dealing with life’s everyday problems.

Western Philosophy is a three-part documentary series narrated by Trevor Nichols, tracing the evolution of Western philosophy from the ancient Greece through to the present.

The Great Philosophers is a series of intellectual conversations in which Bryan Magee discusses the major historical figures of Western philosophy with fifteen contemporary philosophers.