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BBC R3 Documentary - 'Checkmate'
Essay Series broadcast in the 'Checkmate' Season
Directed by Matt Thompson
Broadcast December 13-17, 2010
Coded from a digital source at 128/44.1

Series exploring the significance of chess around the world.

Part 1 of 5 - Over The Board
Dr Irving Finkel on archaeology and history of board games

Part 2 of 5 - Fools Mate - Bringing Chess Back Home To India
Anuradha Roy's on how Indians have escaped reality into chess

Part 3 of 5 - Simultaneous Display - Chess On The Air
David Hendy on chess and the wireless

Part 4 of 5 - Queening - Mad Queen's Chess  
Dr. Marilyn Yalom on development of the Queen

Part 5 of 5 - The Sacrifice - How to Lose Against A Tsar
Andrey Kurkov on the murderous history of chess in Russia

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