In his most personal project to date, Simon Schama looks back at the dramatic history that has played out in his lifetime. Best known for writing history, he has lived a fair bit of it too. Born in 1945, on the night of the bombing of Dresden, Simon grew up as part of a generation determined to rebuild the world from the ashes of war. In this film, he reveals the stories of artists and writers who have been at the forefront of the fight for truth and democracy, often at great personal cost.
Nigel Spivey reveals how the images which surround us today come from the ancient world. It's an epi...
An alternative history of the British Isles, told through art. Looking at 1,500 years and eight dram...
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 look into Frida Kahlo's world, revealing an artist driven by politics, power, sex and identity, wi...
This two-part, four-hour documentary delves into the world of a 15th-century art titan and unravels ...
Through a combination of interviews and studio reconstructions, recount the gripping stories behind ...
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...
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...
Channel 4 documentary series covering all branches of the arts.
The greatest art works of all time - born of war and bloodshed - as rival artists Michelangelo, Leon...
Women write art history – but in turn are systematically ignored by it. LOST WOMEN ART tells the sto...
First broadcast on October 2, 1989, these 18 original 30-minute episodes provide a panorama of 2000 ...
Art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon travels through time to unlock the world of Russian art.
Supported by stunning 3D graphics, Dr. Darius Arya explains the purpose and architectural significan...