John Byrne | What Do Artists Do All Day?

S1E4: 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 t...

Propaganda films | Age of the Image

James Fox explains the method in which propaganda was created to advertise Nazism.

Charles is Executed | Charles I's Treasure Reunited

Brenda Emmanus discusses the execution of Charles I.

1: Ghosts in the Machine | The Genius of Design

The story of the birth of industrial design, from celebrated names to the work of anonymous designers responsible for prosaic...

1: 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 ...

1: 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 his...

De humani corporis fabrica | The Beauty of Anatomy

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

Early anatomy theatre | The Beauty of Anatomy

Adam Rutherford visits one of the very few surviving original anatomy theatres in the world.

Episode 1 | Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

Michelangelo and Leonardo struggle to make their reputations in the brutal world of Renaissance Italy, as both must play a ...

4: 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 p...

Charles I's Treasure Reunited

Brenda Emmanus explores the art collection of Charles I, much of which is being reunited for a unique exhibition for the first time since his e...

Florence Nightingale's rose diagram | The Beauty of Diagrams

Florence Nightingale's revolutionary and controversial rose diagram showed that hospitals, as they were, could k...

S1E2: Ethiopia | Lost Kingdoms of Africa

Art historian Gus Casely-Hayford explores the history of the old African kingdom of Ethiopia, which ended when Emperor Haile Selassi...

The Industrial Revolution | Civilisations

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

01: Home | Everyday Miracles: The Genius of Sofas, Stockings and Scanners

Mark Miodownik shows that some of the everyday objects that are often taken for granted are in fact...

2: 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 ...

2: Love and Loss | Becoming Frida Kahlo

Now married and living in 1930s America, Frida sees the ugly side of capitalism, while political scandal engulfs Diego. Miscarriage a...

Banksy: The Mystery

Money, art, politics: what we know about how the secret Banksy empire works.

Bauhaus Rules with Vic Reeves

Six graduates of Central St Martins are challenged to create a new work of art, design or performance sticking strictly to rules inspired by th...

Benin Bronzes | Civilisations

David Olusoga visits the Benin Bronzes at the British Museum.