Beirut: an Art Lovers’ Guide

BBC FOUR, 9.00PM

 Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke banter their way around another three cities of culture, indulging their own and each other’s interests. They continue this second series in Lebanon and the city of Beirut, no longer torn apart by civil war and with a restored reputation as a cosmopolitan city with a rich artistic heritage. Ramirez travels by cable car to a cathedral before visiting another dating back to the Crusades, which has since been Secret Agent Selection: WW2 converted to a mosque.