Applied Art and Design | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Benin Bronzes | Civilisations

David Olusoga visits the Benin Bronzes at the British Museum.

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...

03: New York 1951 | Bright Lights, Brilliant Minds: A Tale of Three Cities

James Fox tells the story of New York in 1951, when the likes of Jackson Pollock, Jack Kerouac, Ma...

S01E01: Monet | Fake or Fortune

Journalist Fiona Bruce teams up with art expert Philip Mould to investigate mysteries behind paintings, starting with what they believe is an...

01: Gang of Four | The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution

Waldemar Januszczak explores the revolutionary achievements of the Impressionists. He delves into the back sto...

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...

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, ...

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 ...

04: Fake Views | Age of the Image

James Fox examines how images have become more powerful - and less trusted - than ever before, from hyper-real paintings to movie special e...

Elton John and AI | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Sir Elton John described the government as ''absolute losers'' and said he feels ''incredibly betrayed'' over plans to exemp...

S02E03: Monet - The French Revolutionary | Art on the BBC

Art historian Katy Hessel explores the BBC archives to create a television history of the father of impressionism, ...

04: The Hunter Brothers | The Beauty of Anatomy

How the Hunter brothers transformed medicine and art in 18th-century Britain, believing that anatomy could only be learnt by ...

Charles is Executed | Charles I's Treasure Reunited

Brenda Emmanus discusses the execution of Charles I.

Cindy Sherman - Nobody's Here But Me | Arena

Using herself as the model, American artist Cindy Sherman has produced hundreds of photographs exploring the use of female stere...

Islamic Art | Civilisations

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

The Industrial Revolution | Civilisations

David Olusoga the social, cultural and scientific changes of the Industrial Revolution in Britain, as depicted in art.

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...

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: Roads to Revolution | The Art of Russia

Andrew Graham-Dixon follows the history of Russian art. Here, he looks at how art was affected by Russia's change from a feudal n...

02: The Great Outdoors | The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution

Waldemar Januszczak continues his investigation of the Impressionists by taking us outdoors to their mos...