Waldemar Januszczak studies Van Gogh's Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and discovers within the painting a startling secret. Show more
Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the symbols and mystery within Gauguin’s epic religious painting about good and evil, temptation and desire. Show more
28 minutes
Why did Seurat place his masterpiece, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, in the background of what is probably his least-known painting, Les Poseuses? Show more
Why did Cezanne paint two old men hunched over a game of cards? Waldemar Januszczak explores the artist's religious beliefs to uncover the secrets of a haunting masterpiece. Show more
Series looking at American art. Waldemar Januszczak looks at America's most controversial cultural territory - the interstitial America of small towns and trailer parks. Show more
The Renaissance Unchained
Episode 1: Gods, Myths and Oil Paints
1 hour
Waldemar Januszczak challenges the idea of the Renaissance having fixed origins in Italy and showcases northern European artists like Van Eyck and Durer. Show more
The Renaissance Unchained
Episode 2: Whips, Deaths and Madonnas
60 minutes
Waldemar Januszczak traces the Italian Renaissance from its perceived origins with Giotto, and looks at the importance of religious narrative in art. Show more
Dr Janina Ramirez sets ex-forger Shaun Greenhalgh the challenge of making an alabaster carving of the kind mass-produced in Catholic England in the centuries before the Reformation. Show more
Oxford historian Dr Janina Ramirez sets Shaun Greenhalgh, once a prolific forger, the challenge of making a jewelled eagle brooch of the kind worn by Visigoth chieftains in the Dark Ages. Show more
The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution
Episode 1: Gang of Four
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Available for 7 months
Waldemar Januszczak explores the revolutionary achievements of the Impressionists. He delves into the back stories of Pissarro, Monet, Renoir and Bazille. Show more
The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution
Episode 2: The Great Outdoors
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Available for 7 months
Waldemar Januszczak continues his investigation of the Impressionists by taking us outdoors to their most famous locations. Show more
The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution
Episode 3: Painting the People
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four
Available for 7 months
Waldemar Januszczak continues his investigation of the Impressionists, focusing this time on the people they painted and in particular the works of Edgar Degas. Show more
The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution
Episode 4: Final Flourish
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Available for 7 months
Waldemar Januszczak takes a closer look at the last years of Impressionism, particularly the influences on and work of Georges Seurat, and Van Gogh's time in Paris. Show more
29 minutes
Ex-forger Shaun Greenhalgh is set the task of making a Renaissance animal plate of the type invented by the great French potter Bernard Palissy. Show more
Artists love the story of Mary Magdalene. Waldemar Januszczak explores how the image of Mary Magdalene has evolved in art. Show more
A Turner Prize special ahead of the 2017 winner announcement, following this year's shortlisted artists including interviews and a special guest performance. Show more
Magazine arts show. Waldemar Januszczak looks back over three decades of the Turner Prize to learn more about our relationship to the relevance and purpose of contemporary art. Show more
Waldemar Januszczak tells the story of the man often cited as the father of the Impressionists. Manet's dramatic life provoked such controversial works as Dejeuner sur l'herbe. Show more
Art critic and broadcaster Waldemar Januszczak tells the story of painter, sculptor and musician Paul Gauguin, from his childhood in Peru to his final years in the South Pacific. Show more
1 hour
Waldemar Januszczak brings the Baroque home with an exploration of the English Baroque at London's Hawksmoor churches and Christopher Wren's iconic St Paul's Cathedral. Show more