Danny Baker, Simon Callow, Richard E Grant, Cerys Matthews, Miriam Margolyes and Michael Sheen follow in the footsteps of their favourite British artists.
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Inside Art' celebrates the UK arts scene, talks to curator, artists and art lovers, and explores the stories behind the artwork. Presenter Kate Bryan conducts the viewer through new and unusual art exhibitions across the United Kingdom.
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An exploration of the work of Britain's greatest fell walker and author, Alfred Wainwright.
Celebrities take a stroll in the great British outdoors with their faithful hound.
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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.
Africa on its own terms and in full voice - across Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa. Uncovering the energy and ambition of creatives reinventing African music, fashion and film.
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In this three-part documentary series Waldemar Januszczak discovers paintings, sculptures and architecture of the Baroque period. Starting from the square of Saint Peter's Basilica in Italy to St Paul's Cathedral in England.
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.
Dr Adam Rutherford investigates the close relationship between discoveries in anatomy and the works of art that illustrate them.
A history of American art with Waldemar Januszczak
Art historian Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the secret meanings hidden within some of the greatest paintings by Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and Seurat .
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.
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.
Artist Helen Dealtry gives a glimpse into the creative process of painting.
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.
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
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6 episodes • 2017
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
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| 1 | Miriam Margolyes & Wallis | May 2, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Richard E Grant & Constable | May 9, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Cerys Matthews & Turner | May 16, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Michael Sheen | May 23, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Danny Baker & Hogarth | May 30, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Simon Callow & Powell Frith | Jun 6, 2017 | 0.0 |
6 episodes • 2018
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
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| 1 | Stanley Spencer - Billy Connolly | Apr 17, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Edwin Landseer - Jeremy Paxman | Apr 24, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Dora Carrington - Helena Bonham Carter | May 1, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 4 | John Singer Sargent - David Bailey | May 8, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 5 | William Holman Hunt - Robert Lindsay | May 15, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Walter Sickert - Harriet Walter | May 22, 2018 | 0.0 |