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Influential series about the way we view painting. John Berger analyses the images of advertising and publicity and shows how they relate to the tradition of oil painting. Show more

Series tracing British art from 1066 to the modern day. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores art depicting the world of the 18th-century British aristocrat. Show more

David Hockney reveals evidence that cameras have been a secret tool for artists since the 15th century, a discovery that solves century-old mysteries surrounding famous paintings. Show more

Three-part series reflecting on the contribution that arts programmes have made to our national broadcasting culture. Investigating major landmark series. Show more

Series of three programmes profiling the writer Evelyn Waugh. The first episode explores Waugh's early years from his childhood and Oxford University days. Show more

Series of three programmes profiling writer Evelyn Waugh. This second episode explores Waugh's time in Africa as a journalist and spans the Second World War. Show more

Series of three programmes profiling the writer Evelyn Waugh. The final episode examines Waugh's deteriorating health in his latter years. Show more

Andrew Graham-Dixon unravels the mysteries of the art of the pre-perspective era. He traces the beginnings of Christian art in Rome, Egypt and medieval France. Show more

Three-part series reflecting on the contribution that arts programmes have made to our national broadcasting culture. Investigating major landmark series. Show more