Episode 1 | Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

Benin Bronzes | Civilisations

David Olusoga visits the Benin Bronzes at the British Museum.

Galenic anatomy | The Beauty of Anatomy

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Charles' image in paint | Charles I's Treasure Reunited

Brenda Emmanus discusses the work of Anthony van Dyck and the portrait he painted of Charles I.

Comic book propaganda | Age of the Image

James Fox explores the use of comic books to spread political messages during WW2 in Germany.

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: 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 ...

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...

Andy Warhol: Time Regained

Lenny Henry travels to Pittsburgh to witness the opening of Andy Warhol's mysterious and eccentric mega-artwork, the Time Capsules, capturing the ...

Henry and the Church | Henry VIII: Patron or Plunderer?

Jonathan Foyle explains how Henry VIII validated his new Church through a painting by Hans Holbein that connected him...

The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci | Art on the BBC

Janina Ramirez explores the BBC archives to create a TV history of Leonardo Da Vinci, discovering what lies beneath the Mona...

01: Vienna 1908 | Bright Lights, Brilliant Minds: A Tale of Three Cities

Dr James Fox tells the story of Vienna in 1908, when Klimt painted The Kiss and Freud revealed the O...

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, ...

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...

03: Blood for Sale: Gothic Goes Global | The Art of Gothic: Britain's Midnight Hour

The language of Gothic came to encapsulate the 20th century's horrors, from Marx's analys...

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...

03: Painting the People | The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution

Waldemar Januszczak continues his investigation of the impressionists, focusing this time on the people...