Elton John and AI | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Elton John and AI | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Art and Design | BBC One | 2025 | 10'29''

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

04: The Prince of Peace | Seeing Salvation

04: The Prince of Peace | Seeing Salvation

Art and Christianity | BBC Two | 1999 | 8'58''

A look at how Botticelli's Mystic Nativity heralded a new beginning.

03: A Child Born to Die | Seeing Salvation

03: A Child Born to Die | Seeing Salvation

Art and Christianity | BBC Two | 1999 | 9'08''

Neil MacGregor considers how pieces of nativity art such as Bruegel's Adoration of the Kings can be seen to foreshadow Christ's fate.

02: Saviour of the World | Seeing Salvation

02: Saviour of the World | Seeing Salvation

Art and Christianity | BBC Two | 1999 | 9'02''

Reubens's Adoration of the Magi shows how nativity paintings could be used as imperial tools.

01: The Coming of the Kings | Seeing Salvation

01: The Coming of the Kings | Seeing Salvation

Art and Christianity | BBC Two | 1999 | 9'02''

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

03: In the Shadow of Hitler | Art of Germany

03: In the Shadow of Hitler | Art of Germany

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2010 | 59'32''

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

02: Dream and Machine | Art of Germany

02: Dream and Machine | Art of Germany

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2010 | 59'15''

Andrew Graham-Dixon looks at the art of the 19th century and early 20th century and how artists were at the forefront of Germany's dri...

01: A Divided Land | Art of Germany

01: A Divided Land | Art of Germany

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2010 | 59'19''

Andrew Graham-Dixon begins his exploration of German art by looking at the rich and often neglected art of the German middle ages and Ren...

The Boyle Family

The Boyle Family

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2003 | 37'39''

With a major retrospective at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art,. the family of artists - best known for their World Series - are documented as th...

Andy Warhol | Icons

Andy Warhol | Icons

Art and Design | BBC Two | 2019 | 13'29''

In an age of postwar prosperity, Andy Warhol's work - which explored consumerism and mass production - was so revolutionary that while some thought he ha...

Pablo Picasso | Icons

Pablo Picasso | Icons

Art and Design | BBC Two | 2019 | 12'53''

Cofounder of the Cubist movement, Pablo Picasso possessed extraordinary talent from an early age. He could have had a brilliant career as a traditional...

03: Smashing the Mould | The Art of Russia

03: Smashing the Mould | The Art of Russia

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2009 | 58'35''

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

02: Roads to Revolution | The Art of Russia

02: Roads to Revolution | The Art of Russia

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2009 | 59'12''

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...

01: Out of the Forest | The Art of Russia

01: Out of the Forest | The Art of Russia

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2009 | 59'32''

Critic Andrew Graham-Dixon tells the story of Russian art. He explores the origins of the Russian icon and visits a monastery found...

Joan Bakewell Remembers… Marcel Duchamp in Late Night Line-Up | Remembering…

Joan Bakewell Remembers… Marcel Duchamp in Late Night Line-Up | Remembering…

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2024 | 9'01''

Joan Bakewell looks back on her interview with legendary French artist and sculptor ...

Leonardo da Vinci v Michelangelo | Witness History

Leonardo da Vinci v Michelangelo | Witness History

Art and Design | BBC World Service | 2011 | 8'57''

When Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance painter, was invited to paint a huge fresco in Florence - he could not have ...

Duchamp’s Urinal | Drama on 4

Duchamp’s Urinal | Drama on 4

Art and Design | BBC Radio 4 | 2015 | 43'46''

A documentary fiction about Marcel Duchamp's groundbreaking work The Fountain, presented by art-historian Ben Street.

Milton Glaser | Last Word

Milton Glaser | Last Word

Art and Design | BBC Radio 4 | 2020 | 8'54''

Matthew Bannister on the graphic designer Milton Glaser who came up with the iconic ''I heart New York'' logo - but didn't make a penny from it.

The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci | Art on the BBC

The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci | Art on the BBC

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2018 | 58'58''

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

03: Paolo Uccello – The Hunt in the Forest | Decoding the Masterworks

03: Paolo Uccello – The Hunt in the Forest | Decoding the Masterworks

Art and Design | BBC Radio 7 | 2015 | 27'42''

Dr Janina Ramirez visits the Ashmolean museum in Oxford to decode the 15th-century masterpiece by...

02: Dali’s Metamorphosis of Narcissus | Decoding the Masterworks

02: Dali’s Metamorphosis of Narcissus | Decoding the Masterworks

Art and Design | BBC Radio 6 | 2015 | 27'45''

Dr Janina Ramirez visits Tate Modern in London with Professor Dawn Ades to try and unravel the mysteri...

01: Manet’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergere | Decoding the Masterworks

01: Manet’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergere | Decoding the Masterworks

Art and Design | BBC Radio 5 | 2015 | 27'43''

Dr Janina Ramirez decodes Edouard Manet's masterpiece A Bar at the Folies-Bergere with Prof Griselda...

03: The Secret Life of the Mona Lisa | Leonardo

03: The Secret Life of the Mona Lisa | Leonardo

Art and Design | BBC One | 2003 | 59'04''

Alan Yentob tells the story of the most famous work of art in the world - the Mona Lisa. He discovers who she is, and why she...

02: Dangerous Liaisons | Leonardo

02: Dangerous Liaisons | Leonardo

Art and Design | BBC One | 2003 | 59'02''

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

01: The Man Who Wanted to Know Everything | Leonardo

01: The Man Who Wanted to Know Everything | Leonardo

Art and Design | BBC One | 2003 | 59'35''

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

Part Two: Painter-God | Leonardo da Vinci

Part Two: Painter-God | Leonardo da Vinci

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2024 | 1'37'30''

Leonardo designs fanciful flying machines, studies light and shadow, investigates gravity, dissects cadavers and pours the sum of h...

Part One: The Disciple of Experience | Leonardo da Vinci

Part One: The Disciple of Experience | Leonardo da Vinci

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2024 | 1'47'19''

Leonardo apprentices as an artist and craftsman in Florence, where the Renaissance is in full bloom. He shows extrao...

Episode 3 | Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

Episode 3 | Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

Art and Design | BBC Two | 2024 | 59'32''

Michelangelo's rivalry with Raphael reaches new heights in Rome, while a violent religious schism engulfs Europe and makes ...

Episode 2 | Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

Episode 2 | Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

Art and Design | BBC Two | 2024 | 58'59''

Against a backdrop of political upheaval in Florence, Michelangelo and Leonardo jostle for artistic supremacy. But the arri...

Episode 1 | Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

Episode 1 | Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

Art and Design | BBC Two | 2024 | 59'17''

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

Jasper Johns – Capturing the Flag

Jasper Johns – Capturing the Flag

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2004 | 29'01''

Andrew Graham-Dixon looks at Jasper Johns' images of flags, targets and numbers, which inspired some of the most significant art move...

03: Vienna | Sex and Sensibility: The Allure of Art Nouveau

03: Vienna | Sex and Sensibility: The Allure of Art Nouveau

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2012 | 58'07''

Stephen Smith explores how Vienna's artists rebelled against the establishment in the late 19th century and broug...

02: British Cities | Sex and Sensibility: The Allure of Art Nouveau

02: British Cities | Sex and Sensibility: The Allure of Art Nouveau

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2012 | 58'24''

Stephen Smith explores Britain's art nouveau heritage, from the controversial life of Aubrey Beardsley to...

01: Paris | Sex and Sensibility: The Allure of Art Nouveau

01: Paris | Sex and Sensibility: The Allure of Art Nouveau

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2012 | 58'57''

Stephen Smith explores the objects of Parisian Art Nouveau and learns how some of the 19th century's most glamorou...

Salvador Dali | Arena

Salvador Dali | Arena

Art and Design | BBC Two | 1989 | 54'39''

An Arena special on the life and works of Salvador Dali, the events & things that influenced him and his paintings.

The Russian Revolutionary: Zaha Hadid on Kazimir Malevich | Secret Knowledge

The Russian Revolutionary: Zaha Hadid on Kazimir Malevich | Secret Knowledge

Architecture and Built Environment | BBC Four | 2014 | 29'20''

Architect Zaha Hadid considers the influence of Russian abstract artist Kazimir Malevich's avant...

Episode 4 | The Story of Scottish Art

Episode 4 | The Story of Scottish Art

Art and Design | BBC Two | 2015 | 58'23''

Lachlan Goudie traces the development of Scottish art. He explores how it has left a remarkable legacy over the last century through wr...

Episode 3 | The Story of Scottish Art

Episode 3 | The Story of Scottish Art

Art and Design | BBC Two | 2015 | 59'13''

Lachlan Goudie traces the development of Scottish art. This episode explores how Scotland's artists challenged the traditions they had ...

Episode 2 | The Story of Scottish Art

Episode 2 | The Story of Scottish Art

Art and Design | BBC Two | 2015 | 58'47''

Lachlan Goudie traces the development of Scottish art. This episode examines the 18th century, a period that heralded the greatest blos...

Episode 1 | The Story of Scottish Art

Episode 1 | The Story of Scottish Art

Art and Design | BBC Two | 2015 | 59'11''

Lachlan Goudie traces the development of Scottish art. The first episode goes from the sites of the Neolithic era to the period of dest...

Tracey Emin | On The Road With…

Tracey Emin | On The Road With…

Art and Design | BBC News | 2011 | 25'19''

Matthew Stadlen spends a day with artist Tracey Emin.

Tracey Emin on Louise Bourgeois | Secret Knowledge

Tracey Emin on Louise Bourgeois | Secret Knowledge

Art and Design | BBC News | 2014 | 28'57''

Tracey Emin offers an insight into the life and work of one of the great artists of the last century, Louise Bourgeois, fa...

In Conversation: Tracey Emin | 100 Women

In Conversation: Tracey Emin | 100 Women

Art and Design | BBC News | 2025 | 25'44''

Twenty-five years after making My Bed, an incredibly candid and famous art piece, we talked to Dame Tracey Emin about how art transf...

Emin/Munch: Between the Clock and the Bed

Emin/Munch: Between the Clock and the Bed

Art and Design | BBC Two | 2020 | 29'18''

A look at the affinities between the art of Edvard Munch and Tracey Emin, exploring the many unexpected ways that the Norwegian exp...

Tracey Emin | This Cultural Life

Tracey Emin | This Cultural Life

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2021 | 29'06''

In a deeply personal interview, artist Tracey Emin talks to John Wilson about the experiences that have shaped her life and career.

Tracey Emin: Where Do You Draw the Line? | imagine…

Tracey Emin: Where Do You Draw the Line? | imagine…

Art and Design | BBC One | 2018 | 1'16'05''

Artist Tracey Emin talks to Alan Yentob about her life, from her troubled early years in Margate to a series of bre...

Jean-Michel Basquiat bursts onto the New York art scene | Witness History

Jean-Michel Basquiat bursts onto the New York art scene | Witness History

Art and Design | BBC World Service | 2023 | 8'59''

It's 35 years since graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat died, on the 12th August 1988. He had huge...

Dark Matter: A History of the Afrofuture

Dark Matter: A History of the Afrofuture

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2021 | 58'42''

An exploration - from Jean-Michel Basquiat to Grace Jones - of how black artists use the sci-fi genre to examine black history and i...