Art on BBC Four
The stories behind iconic works of art.
The Story of the Nude—Art on the BBC, Series 1
Art historian Kate Bryan creates a television history of the nude.
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Life Drawing Live!—Life Drawing Live!, 2020
Josie d'Arby presents a live life drawing masterclass, which viewers can take part in too.
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A Fresh Guide to Florence with Fab 5 Freddy
Hip-hop legend Fab 5 Freddy explores 15th-century Italian renaissance art on horseback.
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Picasso's Last Stand
The story of the last decade of Picasso's life, through the words of family and friends.
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The Pioneers—Bought with Love: The Secret History of British Art Collections
A look at the influence of the 17th-century pioneer collectors such as Thomas Howard.
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Gluck - Who Did She Think He Was?
The untold story of Britain's cross-dressing high society painter.
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Rebel Women: The Great Art Fight Back
The story of the female artists who aimed to radically change the way women were perceived
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Ice Dream: Lapland's Snow Show
What happened when the world's greatest artists met on the edge of the Arctic Circle
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Robert Rauschenberg - Pop Art Pioneer
Alastair Sooke celebrates the protean genius of artist Robert Rauschenberg.
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A Divided Land—Art of Germany
Andrew Graham-Dixon looks at the art of the German middle ages and Renaissance.
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Gauguin - A Dangerous Life
Artist Paul Gauguin, 19th-century colonial wild man, reassessed for the 21st century.
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Paula Rego: Secrets and Stories
A unique insight into the life of celebrated painter Paula Rego, directed by her son.
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Galen and Leonardo—The Beauty of Anatomy
Roman anatomist Claudius Galen and the artist and part-time dissector Leonardo da Vinci.
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Kill Your TV: Jim Moir's Weird World of Video Art
Jim Moir, aka Vic Reeves, explores how video became the art form of the modern world.
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The Mystery of Van Gogh's Ear
What happened on the December night when Vincent van Gogh took a blade to his own ear?
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Fig Leaf: The Biggest Cover-Up in History
The history of the humble fig leaf throughout 2,000 years of western art and ethics.
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Dark Night of the Soul—Art of Scandinavia
Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the extraordinary art to come out of the dark Norwegian soul.
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Gold—A History of Art in Three Colours
How golden treasures made across the ages reflect everything that has been held as sacred.
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John Berger: The Art of Looking
Documentary exploring the life and work of the late writer and art critic John Berger.
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Hokusai: Old Man Crazy to Paint
Biography of the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai, famous for his print The Great Wave.
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Botticelli's Venus: The Making of an Icon
Sam Roddick explores the enduring appeal of Botticelli's masterpiece The Birth of Venus.
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Tales of Winter: The Art of Snow and Ice
How mankind's struggle with winter has been reflected in western art throughout the ages.
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Masons of God—Romancing the Stone: The Golden Ages of British Sculpture
A look at how the era's sculpture casts a new light on medieval times in Britain.
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Episode 1—Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA, Series 1
A look at the sublime art of the Hudson River School.
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