The first episode, Judgement, focuses on the moment of judgement after death, tracing its origins in ancient Egypt and going on to explore Buddhist art as well as works by Michelangelo and the contemporary British artist Mark Wallinger.
In the second programme, Heaven, Tim reveals that the idea of a blissful realm beyond death appears in many religions around the world, and has been a subject for artists since the time of the Egyptians right up to the work of Tracey Emin.
In the final programme, Hell, Tim explores depictions of hell ranging from Islamic images from 15th century Afghanistan, to a monumental work by the British artists Jake and Dinos Chapman, destroyed in a warehouse fire in 2004.