No stranger to controversy - his outspoken views on religion and his championing of evolutionary theory have earned him the nickname of "Darwin's Rottweiler".
Professor Dawkins takes a personal journey through the world's three great monotheistic religions: Christianity, Judaism and Islam, exposing the flaws of faith and extolling the virtues of reason.
ROOT OF ALL EVIL (2 x 60 mins, Channel 4)
Professor Richard Dawkins of Oxford University has had enough. After centuries of progress he feels that militant faith is now fighting back against science across the world - with terrifying consequences for us all.