Desertman84 History or hoax? Fact or fiction? Tony Robinson acts as the presenter of a thorough study about the facts that we presented in Dan Brown's bestselling novel,"Da Vinci Code" in this documentary entitled "The Real Da Vinci Code". After novelist Dan Brown claimed that all the historical facts that were presented in his bestselling novel are true,this documentary presents a research of what it has found out by conducting a research of its own and interviewing different respected Bible scholars.In addition to that,Robinson comes to different locations such as France,United Kingdom,Scotland,Italy,Spain and Israel as it presents what it has found out in comparison to the facts presented in the "The Da Vinci Code" such as Jesus being married to Mary Magdalene,Jesus having a bloodline which is known as the Holy Grail,the truth behind the Priory of Scion,Knights Templar,Rosslyn Chapel and Leonardo Da Vinci's painting "The Last Supper" which allegedly revealed a secret from which the title of Dan Brown's novel was taken from.Surprisingly Michael Baigent,one of the three authors of "Holy Blood Holy Grail" from which Dan Brown took his inspiration in writing Da Vinci Code,discussed with Robinson about allegedly the secret that the Roman Catholic Church has kept for centuries about Jesus being married and having descendants.No question that this was an informative documentary about the search for the Holy Grail.It also proves accuracy in its research about the facts presented in Dan Brown's bestselling novel.One would surely enjoy it especially interviews with Dr. Elaine Pagels about the Gnostic Gospels particularly about the truth behind Mary Magdalene as one of the intimate disciples of Jesus and far from prostitute as Pope Gregory XII claimed centuries ago.They also try to study on whether Jesus was indeed married.Overall,the viewer will be provided of another insight about the facts presented in "The Da Vinci Code".

vchoin I'm use to seeing Tony Robinson as "Baldric" the faithful man-servant of Edmond Blackadder... But this documentary showed that he is a keen observer of history and is willing to go to just about any lengths to get to the facts behind a story. Not only does he tell the historical facts behind the "Da Vinci Code", but takes you on the journey of discovery himself and visits the actual locations and interviewing people involve at the sites... It was just an awesome work. If only people who read the book ( or wrote the Book)or watch the Da Vinci Code would demonstrate as much curiosity as to check out the facts... I can't speak highly enough of this documentary.

dy158 It had actually took me a long time to 'dig out' from my own memory that this is the first-ever documentary I had watched in regarding to The Da Vinci Code. The very first one which introduces me to the phenomenon which has been taking the world by storm when this documentary was on air here last year.Because to actually admit, prior to this documentary where I watched it by chance on television here, I had actually never even heard of the book. Not yet. But I had heard how much buzz it has caused, and the controversy as well. So, I had never regretted watching this.It was very interesting how the host himself went in search of the Holy Grail because practically about everything it is trying to find out about on the documentary is almost new to me then (as being a non-Christian myself). At that time I was just pretty amused in the way he presented the show. Or maybe I was just this clueless person who is oblivious to the phenomenon till all that buzz came in.Now a year on, I had already read the book, watched the movie adaptation and liked it, even did some personal research on my own mainly online. So I guess I can say this documentary where I watched it last year is pretty not that bad in the way it has presented to those who are watching it.

Chris-742 Tony Robinson is mostly known for his comedy work in stuff like "Black Adder". This work was the first time I ever saw him in a serious piece, and a documentary at that. It was a very positive surprise. Tony (and his invisible researches) takes a look at the roots behind the myths in the bestseller book "Da vinci code". He hunts for the holy grail and examines some of the places in the book and also looks for the basis of some holy grail myth. Robinson manages to cover a lot of ground. This is a high class documentary, boring historians are given space, but it never gets boring because somehow the boring parts are edited out. This documentary is almost as fast-paced as the book. Well worth watching, I have seen it three times, twice before and once after reading the book. My only complaint is that they did not dig deep enough in some places.