This 2010 series about the history of global map-making was recently repeated on the BBC and I have a sincere interest in these things - Prof Brotton makes for a dry host and the moment the series crosses from the historical to the contemporary it becomes hopelessly dull. The second and third episodes which cover maps of prejudice and possession and how their very construction reveals the deep biases of the times in which they were made are deeply intriguing but feel quite shallow, the doc never quite strikes that sweet spot of brevity and detail. So a solid starting point but I'd much rather delve into a great big book of them.
