Dr Adam Rutherford investigates the close relationship between discoveries in anatomy and the works of art that illustrate them.
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A journey into our evolutionary past, piecing together the bodies of our prehistoric family.
Health documentary series with anatomist Dr Alice Roberts
This two-part, four-hour documentary delves into the world of a 15th-century art titan and unravels his journey while shedding light on his lasting impact on future generations.
This ground-breaking two-part series takes us inside two of the most amazing structures in the natural world: our hands and feet.
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Andrew Graham-Dixon explores how a group of 19th-century architects and artists spurned the modern age and turned to Britain's medieval past to create iconic works and buildings.
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A history of American art with Waldemar Januszczak
Rococo art is often dismissed as frivolous. But Waldemar Januszczak disagrees and in this three-part series he tries to bring Rococo art closer to us, and argues that the Rococo was the age in which the modern world was born.
Andrew Graham-Dixon embarks on his most ambitious journey yet, an exploration of the rich, exciting and diverse art history of the United States of America
Andrew Graham-Dixon undertakes an epic journey to uncover the art of China.
A series of 6 Arts Documentaries, fronted by supermodel, actress and Cambridge Arts graduate, Lily Cole. Lily gets unprecedented access to some of today's most revered and successful contemporary artists. In the name of Art; she navigates the desert with 'wrap' artist Christo, learns the art of boomerang throwing with Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco, models for a nude portrait for Contemporary artist Fiona Banner, has a drawing lesson with the sculptor, Antony Gormley, touches down in Monaco for Marc Quinn's latest exhibition and paints pictures with the doyenne of celluloid film, Tacita Dean. These intimate portraits of artists at home and at play show a side to them rarely seen before. Largely observational documentary in style, there are also contributions from high profile curators, collectors and art commentators; from Ralf Rugoff, Director of the Hayward Gallery to Germaine Geer and, champion of public art, Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
His art changed the way we see the world - now change the way you see the artist. An unflinching look at Picasso's legacy, and the horror and brilliance of what he left behind. Family, friends and experts reassess the tumultuous artistic and personal life of Pablo Picasso, one of the greatest and most provocative artists of all time.
Miniseries dramatizing the life of the Italian Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci.
Seven Ages of Britain is a BBC television documentary series which is written and presented by David Dimbleby. The seven part series was first aired on Sunday nights at 9:00pm on BBC One starting on 31 January 2010. The series covers the history of Britain's greatest art and artefacts over the past 2000 years. Each episode covers a different period in British history. In Australia, all seven episodes aired on ABC1 each Tuesday at 8:30pm from 7 September 2010.
Covering the ancient world through the age of technology, this illustrated lecture by Eugen Weber presents a tapestry of political and social events woven with many strands — religion, industry, agriculture, demography, government, economics, and art. A visual feast of over 2,700 images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art portrays key events that shaped the development of Western thought, culture, and tradition.
In one of his final TV projects, the presenter takes a journey around the human body, putting his own to the test to help viewers understand their own.
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5 episodes • 2014
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galen and Leonardo | Aug 13, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Andreas Vesalius | Aug 20, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Rembrandt and Ruysch | Aug 27, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Hunter Brothers | Sep 3, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Gray's Anatomy | Sep 10, 2014 | 0.0 |