An alternative history of the British Isles, told through art. Looking at 1,500 years and eight dramatic turning points, acclaimed artists and thinkers encounter key historic art works from across the UK that have shaped the history of the British Isles and inspired their own work.
The greatest art works of all time - born of war and bloodshed - as rival artists Michelangelo, Leon...
Michael Wood argues that the most important and influential British kings were a father, son and gra...
In his most personal project to date, Simon Schama looks back at the dramatic history that has playe...
First broadcast on October 2, 1989, these 18 original 30-minute episodes provide a panorama of 2000 ...
During the turbulent 19th century, a number of brilliant French artists developed the Romantic movem...
In an absorbing study, Andrew Graham-Dixon tells the story of a national art that conveys passion, p...
Women write art history – but in turn are systematically ignored by it. LOST WOMEN ART tells the sto...
Supported by stunning 3D graphics, Dr. Darius Arya explains the purpose and architectural significan...
This 3 part series is presented by the British Art Critic, Andrew Graham-Dixon. He explores the Low ...
Art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon travels through time to unlock the world of Russian art.
A look into Frida Kahlo's world, revealing an artist driven by politics, power, sex and identity, wi...
In the show, selected applicants each present a curiosity, rarity or antique they have brought with ...
Sister Wendy Beckett takes a journey through the history of art in this ten-part series.
This two-part, four-hour documentary delves into the world of a 15th-century art titan and unravels ...
Contemplate the "anti-art" spirit of Dadaism, its nihilistic yet humorous indictment of civilization...
A history of American art with Waldemar Januszczak
Art historian Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the secret meanings hidden within some of the greatest pa...
An intimate portrait of the lives of the artists, founders of modern art, who lived in Montmartre fr...
Nigel Spivey reveals how the images which surround us today come from the ancient world. It's an epi...