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.
Sister Wendy Beckett takes a journey through the history of art in this ten-part series.
First broadcast on October 2, 1989, these 18 original 30-minute episodes provide a panorama of 2000 ...
Nigel Spivey reveals how the images which surround us today come from the ancient world. It's an epi...
In his most personal project to date, Simon Schama looks back at the dramatic history that has playe...
Michael Wood argues that the most important and influential British kings were a father, son and gra...
Through a combination of interviews and studio reconstructions, recount the gripping stories behind ...
In this three-part documentary series Waldemar Januszczak discovers paintings, sculptures and archit...
In an absorbing study, Andrew Graham-Dixon tells the story of a national art that conveys passion, p...
A look into Frida Kahlo's world, revealing an artist driven by politics, power, sex and identity, wi...
Andrew Graham-Dixon examines the history of French art, revealing how it emerged from a struggle bet...
Andrew Graham-Dixon explores how a group of 19th-century architects and artists spurned the modern a...
A history of American art with Waldemar Januszczak
Art historian Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the secret meanings hidden within some of the greatest pa...
Contemplate the "anti-art" spirit of Dadaism, its nihilistic yet humorous indictment of civilization...
Channel 4 documentary series covering all branches of the arts.
Art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon travels through time to unlock the world of Russian art.
Women write art history – but in turn are systematically ignored by it. LOST WOMEN ART tells the sto...
This 3 part series is presented by the British Art Critic, Andrew Graham-Dixon. He explores the Low ...