There is a series[1] produced by Shekhar Kapur on YouTube which I found quite illuminating. I wouldn't say that it is a serious historical work but it does have some interesting nuggets of information in it.
Footnotes: [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_3i0Hf8KMI&list=ELYR5txmTpa_c -- Alok
