Glories of Islamic Art

How to Look at and Understand Great Art

June 2025 •English

Contemplate the "anti-art" spirit of Dadaism, its nihilistic yet humorous indictment of civilization and bizarre use of unconventional media. In the sensibility of Surrealism, observe its compelling focus on the subconscious and two substyles - dream imagery, with its juxtaposition of objects and settings, and "automatic drawing," eliciting unplanned images from the unconscious.

Faire oeuvre utile

June 2025 •French

Kevin McCloud and the Big Town Plan

June 2025 •English

Kevin McCloud follows an innovative community-led regeneration scheme in Castleford.

Futuropolis: Mapping the City of Tomorrow

June 2025 •English

Discover how Singapore's architects and futurists plan to radically transform the city in response to the daunting challenges it faces.

Grand Designs Finland

June 2025 •Finnish

Under the leadership of architect Samppa Lappalainen, we follow the passion projects of house builders from the beginning, from the design table through construction stages and challenges to the finished dream home. Where did the old dreams start and what kind of work must be done to fulfill the dreams? And was all the hard work worth it?

Grand Designs

June 2025 •English

British television series which features unusual and often elaborate architectural homebuilding projects.

Une Maison, Un Artiste

June 2025 •French

Secrets of Britain

June 2025 •English

The enormous popularity of recent British dramas such as Downton Abbey, Mr. Selfridge, and Sherlock, has led to vast interest in the real-life stories and history of the icons of Great Britain. Each episode of this series visits a famous British building or institution to explore its past and present, meeting a wide range of experts and historians along the way.

Artsnight

June 2025 •English

An art magazine show guest-edited by a different personality each week.

Picasso: The Beauty and the Beast

June 2025 •English

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.

Art of America

June 2025 •English

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

Art of China

June 2025 •English

Andrew Graham-Dixon undertakes an epic journey to uncover the art of China.

Lily Cole's Art Matters

June 2025 •English

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.

Seven Ages of Britain

June 2025 •English

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.

The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak

June 2025 •English

Art historian Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the secret meanings hidden within some of the greatest paintings by Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and Seurat .

À tout hasard

June 2025 •French

Vu par hasard

June 2025 •French

Erotic Art

June 2025 •French

On a journey through a dozen countries, Anik Magny met contemporary artists who are exploring the secrets of desire and the forbidden, creating stunning works that stimulate the senses and give us pause.

The Western Tradition

June 2025 •English

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.

The Art of Architecture

June 2025 •English

An exploration of some of the world's most famous structures and the inspirations of the architects behind them.