S01E01: Monet | Fake or Fortune

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...

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 ...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

Contemporary African Recycled art | African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power

Afua meets an artist who is using rubbish from the slums as material to create art.

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 ...

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...

Native American Indigenous Peoples | Civilisations

David Olusoga views paintings of Native American Indigenous peoples by George Catlin.