The Art of France

How Paris went from site of the French Revolution to the world's first great modern city.

Artistic director Janet heads to Leeds, hoping to recruit new stars for the Moulin Rouge.

Actor Juliette Binoche talks about the formative influences that shaped her career.

Style, sex and power: the extraordinary story of Coco Chanel.

French art's development up to the arrival of classicism and the Age of Enlightenment.

Matisse’s great-granddaughter Sophie Matisse tell the tumultuous story of his early life.

The colourful history of Auguste Rodin's controversial sculpture The Kiss.

Katy Hessel explores the BBC archives to create a television history of Claude Monet.

A modern fairy tale, told without words, combining enchanting animation and dance.

Could two simple sketches be works by great French artists Pissarro and Cezanne?

Documentary that follows the men and women fighting to secure the fire-ravaged cathedral.

Documentary about Gustave Eiffel's industrial feat in building France's famous landmark.

Experts from archaeologists to astrophysicists offer new insights on the Bayeux Tapestry.

There's only one Mona Lisa, but she's everywhere. Arena looks behind the Gioconda smile.