Realism in art | Age of the Image

S01E04: West Africa | Lost Kingdoms of Africa

Gus Casely-Hayford travels to Nigeria and Mali to explore the story behind a series of magnificent 16th-century bronzes made in...

Andy Warhol: The prince of Pop Art | The Forum

Bridget Kendall explores pop artist Andy Warhol with the gallery director Eric Shiner, art historian Professor Jean Wainwright...

01: The Man Who Wanted to Know Everything | Leonardo

Dramatised reconstruction of the life of Leonardo da Vinci. Documentary examining the life of Leonardo da Vinci, from hi...

02: Andreas Vesalius | The Beauty of Anatomy

Adam Rutherford tells the story of 16th-century anatomist Andreas Vesalius, who produced the first complete account of the human...

01: Liberty, Diversity, Depravity | The Art of Gothic: Britain's Midnight Hour

In 18th century England, out of the Age of Enlightenment came a Gothic obsession with monsters...

De humani corporis fabrica | The Beauty of Anatomy

Adam Rutherford views an original copy of Vesalius' groundbreaking book on anatomy 'De humani corporis fabrica'.

02: The City and the Soul | The Art of Gothic: Britain's Midnight Hour

As the Industrial Revolution promised more inexplicable wonders of the modern world, Gothic art and li...

03: In the Shadow of Hitler | Art of Germany

Andrew Graham-Dixon concludes his exploration of German art by investigating the dark times of the 20th century, dominated by fa...

07: Picasso | Simon Schama's Power of Art

Simon Schama on the making of eight great works of art. The story of Picasso's Guernica, from the bombing massacre that inspired it...

Galenic anatomy | The Beauty of Anatomy

Adam Rutherford explains Galen's theory of the four humours.

Islamic Art | Civilisations

Mary Beard explores Islamic artwork and the debates within Islam about the role of artists and images.

The Muscle Men | The Beauty of Anatomy

Adam Rutherford investigates Vesalius' muscle men.

02: Paris 1928 | Bright Lights, Brilliant Minds: A Tale of Three Cities

Dr James Fox tells the story of Paris in 1928, where talents like Magritte, Dali, Bunuel, Hemingway, ...

The Blue Mosque | Civilisations

Mary Beard visits the Blue Mosque and explores the beautiful calligraphy within it.

01: A New Reality | Age of the Image

James Fox explores how technological advances in the early 20th century created new ways of seeing the world, making links between artis...

01: Andy Warhol | Modern Masters

Alastair Sooke explores the life and works of the 20th century's most important artists. He begins with Pop Art's king, Andy Warhol, a man o...

01: Looking for Paradise | Art of America

Andrew Graham-Dixon begins his history of American art with portraits of Puritan settlers and the dark truth behind Benjamin West's...

01: The Coming of the Kings | Seeing Salvation

This four-part study looks at how images of Christ reflect human concerns. Neil MacGregor traces the changes that saw the Magi...

02: Dangerous Liaisons | Leonardo

Leonardo pursues his obsession with flight, and becomes embroiled in a rivalry with Michelangelo.

03: Smashing the Mould | The Art of Russia

Andrew Graham-Dixon tells the story of Russian art. He examines political revolution and how art was at the forefront of throwing ...