05: Gray’s Anatomy | The Beauty of Anatomy

05: Gray’s Anatomy | The Beauty of Anatomy

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2014 | 29'01''

Adam Rutherford tells the story of how Henry Gray and Henry Carter put their bestseller Gray's Anatomy together based on dis...

04: The Hunter Brothers | The Beauty of Anatomy

04: The Hunter Brothers | The Beauty of Anatomy

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2014 | 29'12''

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

03: Rembrandt and Ruysch | The Beauty of Anatomy

03: Rembrandt and Ruysch | The Beauty of Anatomy

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2014 | 29'04''

Adam Rutherford travels to Holland to find out what it was that drew Rembrandt to anatomy and why dissecting bodies was thou...

02: Andreas Vesalius | The Beauty of Anatomy

02: Andreas Vesalius | The Beauty of Anatomy

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2014 | 29'10''

Adam Rutherford tells the story of 16th-century anatomist Andreas Vesalius, who produced the first complete account of the human...

01: Galen and Leonardo | The Beauty of Anatomy

01: Galen and Leonardo | The Beauty of Anatomy

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2014 | 29'03''

Adam Rutherford begins his series investigating the close relationship between discoveries in anatomy and the works of art tha...

50 Years of Mr Men with Matt Lucas

50 Years of Mr Men with Matt Lucas

Art and Design | Channel 4 | 2021 | 46'54''

Mr Men superfan Matt Lucas presents a history of the colourful little characters who found their way into the hearts and bedtime stories o...

Charcoal drawing process | Making Art: First Idea to Final Piece

Charcoal drawing process | Making Art: First Idea to Final Piece

Art and Design | BBC Two | 2014 | 2'07''

Stuart Semple describes the techniques he uses when drawing with charcoal.

Liberty standing pose | Life Drawing Live: Pose Cam

Liberty standing pose | Life Drawing Live: Pose Cam

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2020 | 10'22''

A ten minute life drawing pose inspired by Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix.

Narcissus pose | Life Drawing Live: Pose Cam

Narcissus pose | Life Drawing Live: Pose Cam

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2020 | 10'01''

A ten minute life drawing pose inspired by Caravaggio's painting 'Narcissus'.

Chiaroscuro | Life Drawing Live: Pose Cam

Chiaroscuro | Life Drawing Live: Pose Cam

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2020 | 3'31''

An introduction to chiaroscuro, in relation to Caravaggio's painting 'Narcissus'.

Interview with a life model | Life Drawing Live: Pose Cam

Interview with a life model | Life Drawing Live: Pose Cam

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2020 | 1'25''

An interview with a life model.

Ten minute pose | Life Drawing Live: Pose Cam

Ten minute pose | Life Drawing Live: Pose Cam

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2020 | 10'01''

A ten minute life drawing pose, in real time.

Twelve minute pose | Life Drawing Live: Pose Cam

Twelve minute pose | Life Drawing Live: Pose Cam

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2020 | 12'06''

A twelve minute life drawing pose, with a cello.

Tone | Life Drawing Live: Pose Cam

Tone | Life Drawing Live: Pose Cam

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2020 | 2'06''

An exploration of how to introduce tone into life drawing.

Six minute pose | Life Drawing Live: Pose Cam

Six minute pose | Life Drawing Live: Pose Cam

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2020 | 7'49''

A six minute pose, in real time, inspired by Velazquez's 'The Rokeby Venus'.

The Rokeby Venus | Life Drawing Live: Pose Cam

The Rokeby Venus | Life Drawing Live: Pose Cam

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2020 | 1'52''

An introduction to Diego Velazquez's 'The Rokeby Venus'.

Quick poses | Life Drawing Live: Pose Cam

Quick poses | Life Drawing Live: Pose Cam

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2020 | 3'23''

Three quick life drawing poses in real time.

Beardsley’s influences | Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley

Beardsley’s influences | Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2020 | 3'41''

Illustrator Chris Riddell speaks about Aubrey Beardsley's Japanese influences in his ar...

Le Morte d’Arthur | Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley

Le Morte d’Arthur | Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2020 | 3'21''

Mark Gatiss considers the work Aubrey Beardsley did for Le Morte d'Arthur, where he was aske...

The 40th edition of Gray’s Anatomy | The Beauty of Anatomy

The 40th edition of Gray’s Anatomy | The Beauty of Anatomy

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2014 | 4'10''

Adam Rutherford views the 40th edition of Gray Anatomy and discusses how it has evolved.

The 1932 Anatomy Act | The Beauty of Anatomy

The 1932 Anatomy Act | The Beauty of Anatomy

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2014 | 1'15''

Adam Rutherford discusses the 1832 Anatomy Act, which decided that the bodies of people from work houses could be taken for diss...

Gray’s Anatomy | The Beauty of Anatomy

Gray’s Anatomy | The Beauty of Anatomy

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2014 | 4'42''

Adam Rutherford investigates Henry Gray and his important anatomy book.

John Hunter | The Beauty of Anatomy

John Hunter | The Beauty of Anatomy

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2014 | 1'40''

Adam Rutherford investigates John Hunter's radical new approach to anatomy.

Hunter’s preserved specimens | The Beauty of Anatomy

Hunter’s preserved specimens | The Beauty of Anatomy

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2014 | 2'07''

Adam Rutherford views preserved specimens made by the Hunter brothers.

The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus | The Beauty of Anatomy

The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus | The Beauty of Anatomy

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2014 | 5'01''

Adam Rutherford views an original edition of William Hunter's book 'The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus'.

Frederik Ruysch | The Beauty of Anatomy

Frederik Ruysch | The Beauty of Anatomy

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2014 | 4'10''

Adam Rutherford discusses the anatomist and botanist Frederik Ruysch and his influence on standards of childbirth.

The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Deijman | The Beauty of Anatomy

The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Deijman | The Beauty of Anatomy

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2014 | 4'58''

Adam Rutherford investigates Rembrandt's painting 'The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Deijman'.

The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp | The Beauty of Anatomy

The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp | The Beauty of Anatomy

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2014 | 5'29''

Adam Rutherford investigates Rembrandt's painting 'The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp'.

Jan van Riemsdyk’s illustrations | The Beauty of Anatomy

Jan van Riemsdyk’s illustrations | The Beauty of Anatomy

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2014 | 1'54''

Adam Rutherford discusses Jan van Riemsdyk’s illustrations for 'The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus'.

Anatomy in Tudor Britain | The Beauty of Anatomy

Anatomy in Tudor Britain | The Beauty of Anatomy

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2014 | 2'49''

Adam Rutherford explains how Vesalius' anatomy had reached and was being used in Tudor England.

The Muscle Men | The Beauty of Anatomy

The Muscle Men | The Beauty of Anatomy

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2014 | 3'08''

Adam Rutherford investigates Vesalius' muscle men.

Early anatomy theatre | The Beauty of Anatomy

Early anatomy theatre | The Beauty of Anatomy

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2014 | 3'23''

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

De humani corporis fabrica | The Beauty of Anatomy

De humani corporis fabrica | The Beauty of Anatomy

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2014 | 6'14''

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

Leonardo’s drawing of female anatomy | The Beauty of Anatomy

Leonardo’s drawing of female anatomy | The Beauty of Anatomy

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2014 | 2'23''

Adam Rutherford investigates Leonardo's androgynous drawing of the human anatomy.

The body as a microcosm of the world | The Beauty of Anatomy

The body as a microcosm of the world | The Beauty of Anatomy

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2014 | 2'00''

Adam Rutherford explains Leonardo and Galen's theory that the body was a microcosm of the world.

Leonardo’s anatomic drawing | The Beauty of Anatomy

Leonardo’s anatomic drawing | The Beauty of Anatomy

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2014 | 4'07''

Adam Rutherford explains the important role that Leonardo played in our understanding of the human form.

Galenic anatomy | The Beauty of Anatomy

Galenic anatomy | The Beauty of Anatomy

Art and Design | BBC Four | 2014 | 5'07''

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

Sketchbook | Art & Design

Sketchbook | Art & Design

Art and Design | BBC Two | 2009 | 4'25''

Guests discuss the importance of a sketchbook and how its use differs for everyone.

Drawing | Art & Design

Drawing | Art & Design

Art and Design | BBC Two | 2009 | 5'46''

An educational programme aimed at secondary school children aged 14 to 16. Artists are interviewed about the current curriculum and showcase thei...
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