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Francis Bacon
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Francis Bacon

Examining the life and work of a controversial and respected artist

British Sculptors
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British Sculptors

This collection explores the work of a series of influential British sculptors

Henry Moore
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Henry Moore

The long and distinguished career of one of Britain's most renowned sculptors

Van Gogh
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Van Gogh

Exploring the continuing fascination with one of the world's most popular artists

Panorama - Salvador Dali
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Panorama - Salvador Dali

Malcolm Muggeridge interviews Spanish surrealist artist, Salvador Dali.

Monitor - Pop Goes the Easel
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Monitor - Pop Goes the Easel

Ken Russell's film on the Young British Artists of the Pop Art movement.

Monitor - Joe Tilson
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Monitor - Joe Tilson

Monitor meets artist Joe Tilson, who gains inspiration from the modern world.

Release - Pop Goes To The Hayward
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Release - Pop Goes To The Hayward

Robert Hughes talks to leading pop artists in New York.

The Visual Scene - Playing it Cool
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The Visual Scene - Playing it Cool

Modern artists using new methods of producing art and sculpture are seen at work.

Augustus and Gwen: The Fire and the Fountain
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Augustus and Gwen: The Fire and the Fountain

The story of Augustus John and his sister Gwen.

Arena - Six Days in September
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Arena - Six Days in September

Profile of John Hoyland, seen by many as England's finest abstract painter.

Beardsley and his Work
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Beardsley and his Work

Aubrey Beardsley's drawings still retain their power to amuse and to shock.

Women of our Century - Paule Vézelay
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Women of our Century - Paule Vézelay

Germaine Greer interviews pioneer abstract artist Paule Vézelay.

Artists on Film - Scenes from Working Lives
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Artists on Film - Scenes from Working Lives

A focus on abstract artists, including William Hayter and Patrick Heron.

Omnibus - Lucian Freud
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Omnibus - Lucian Freud

Lucian Freud talks for the first time about his work and ambitions.

Making Their Mark: Six Artists on Drawing - Maggi Hambling
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Making Their Mark: Six Artists on Drawing - Maggi Hambling

Maggi Hambling compares her life-drawing sessions to a musician practising scales.

Rossetti - Sex, Drugs and Oil Paint
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Rossetti - Sex, Drugs and Oil Paint

Andrew Graham-Dixon considers the work of Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

Roy Lichtenstein: Pop Idol
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Roy Lichtenstein: Pop Idol

Roy Lichtenstein revolutionised art with his cartoon images of American culture.

Imagine - A Picture of the Painter Howard Hodgkin
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Imagine - A Picture of the Painter Howard Hodgkin

A profile of Howard Hodgkin, one of Britain's most successful living painters.

LS Lowry at work
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LS Lowry at work

The artist discusses his painting technique

Alfred Wallis, 1959
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Alfred Wallis, 1959

Monitor takes an elegiac look back at the life and work of the Cornish fisherman-turned-painter

Shakespeare or bust, 1964
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Shakespeare or bust, 1964

"After all, it's his great birthday this year, innit?"

Destroy to Create, 1966
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Destroy to Create, 1966

"I think that we can start today, destroying objects that we own"

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Society and welfare
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Society and welfare

The changing face of Britain, from lifestyle and culture to law and ethics

Science and technology
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Science and technology

The inventions and discoveries that transformed our world.. and the ones that didn't

Royalty
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Royalty

Decades in the lives of the Royal Family, as seen on television