Novel Russia (11.00 am R4). Present-day Russia explored by Martin Wainwright via the themes of great Russian novels, beginning with Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment .
Culture Fix: Postmodernism (1.30, also 4.30, 7.30, 10.30 BBC Knowledge). A fresh introduction to the concept, featuring Charles Jencks, architect Frank Gehry and artist Jenny Holzer.
Lost Worlds: At the Service of the State (9.00 National Geographic). The politics of archaeology - how Nazis, fascists and democrats have exploited archaeology. Last-but-one in John Romer's series, originally shown last year on Channel 4 » Great Excavations .
Timewatch: Nero's Golden House (9.00 BBC2; 9.30 in Wales). A BBC- Discovery Channel co production that tries to set the record straight on Nero, "the most misrepresented man in history" through a reconstruction of the Roman emperor's Golden House. (More fictionalised Romans in I, Claudius , currently re-running on UK Drama – episodes two and three are on Thursday from 9.00).