CHURCH AND MOSQUE: Religious Architecture in Venice and IstanbulArt and its Histories: Institutions, Artists and Avant-Gardes seriesWritten and Presented by Christy AndersonWith Padr? Andrea, Attilia Dorigoto,Imam Hatibi, Deborah HowardMusic: MCPS/ Universal MusicProducer: G.D. JayalakshmiProduced by the BBC for the Open UniversityCopyright: 199930 minutesFilmed in Veniceand Istanbul,this programme examines the works of Palladio and Sinan.  Contemporaries living in rival cities,Palladio and Sinan are often credited as the fathers of two very differenttypes of architecture: Western and Islamic. The programme examines two religious buildings - Palladio’s Redentorechurch in Venice and Sinan’s Sokullu MehmetPasha mosque in Istanbul- and asks why these two architects’ reputations have survived.Open UniversityFilm distribution and description by OpenUniversity Worldwide Ltd.The BerrillBuilding, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, England