Beyond the Da Vinci Code (History Channel)
Readers who devoured every page of Dan Brown's THE DA VINCI CODE may have pondered how much truth there was behind this work of fiction. The History Channel works along a similar line of thinking with this exploratory documentary on much of Brown's work, which opens up a fascinating discourse on a number of topics raised in THE DA VINCI CODE. A variety of experts in religion and art offer commentary on Brown's theories, particularly concerning the possibly misleading information the Church has provided to its followers. The work of Leonardo Da Vinci is also thoroughly dissected, with the program makers sticking closely to Brown's words in order to see whether any truth was contained within them. A great complementary piece to a massively popular book, BEYOND THE DA VINCI CODE should help satiate the voracious appetites of readers whose curious minds have been set wondering by Brown's book.