‘The Story of Maths’
Marcus du Sautoy is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Wadham College, 
author of Finding Moonshine and The Music of the Primes. Having presented Mindgames and The Music of the Primes on BBC television. He writes for the Guardian, Daily Telegraph and The Times and is frequently asked for comment on BBC radio and television. In 2006 he was the Royal Institution Christmas Lecturer.
He is currently making a series called The Story of Maths, starting at 9pm on Monday 6 October on BBC4. In making the series Marcus has travelled around the world, to take viewers through a 30,000 year history of maths. His journey takes him through the ages and around the world, to Egypt, China, India, Russia, The Middle East, Europe and America. He is expected to examine the development of key mathematical ideas and show how, in a multitude of surprising and innovative ways, these concepts underpin the science, technology, and culture that shaped our world…sounds worth watching!