The Genius of Omar Khayyam
BBC4, Tuesday 30th March 9:00pm - 10:00pm Sadeq Saba, who presented BBC4's A Taste of Iran last year, offers another rich slice of his homeland's heritage with a profile of medieval Persian poet, astronomer and mathematician Omar Khayyam. This film touches on his contribution to algebra and geometry, but concentrates on the lasting influence of his Rubaiyat and its life-affirming quatrains, elegantly translated into English in the 19th century. This may be a dry, scholarly piece, but it's refreshing to watch a film about Iran that isn't scaremongering and has no political agenda.
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Subtitled, Widescreen
Directed by: Jasbir SaundRadiotimes
