The Art Show

First broadcast on October 2, 1989, these 18 original 30-minute episodes provide a panorama of 2000 years of architecture, painting and sculpture,...

Dr James Fox explores how, in the hands of artists, the colours gold, blue and white have stirred our emotions, changed the way we behave and even...

Sister Wendy Beckett takes a journey through the history of art in this ten-part series.

The mythical properties of light in glass captivated not only Czech medieval culture. History of Czech glassmaking from centuries-old traditions to...

Contemporary artists describe their work and discuss why and how they do it. The programs are grouped according to themes of place, spirituality,...

How the Art Nouveau movement flourished in the burgeoning cities of Europe at the end of the 19th century.

Michelangelo, Rembrandt van Rijn, Vincent van Gogh - the documentary series "Giants of Art" dedicates a film to each of these three artists. Three...

Articulate connects audiences to the human stories behind art, offering a trustworthy, visually stimulating, never ordinary take on classical,...

A look into Frida Kahlo's world, revealing an artist driven by politics, power, sex and identity, with her epic love affair with Diego Rivera at the...

With sumptuous palaces, exquisite artworks and stunning architecture, every great city offers a dizzying multitude of cultural highlights. So what...

Covering the ancient world through the age of technology, this illustrated lecture by Eugen Weber presents a tapestry of political and social events...

Andrew Graham-Dixon explores how a group of 19th-century architects and artists spurned the modern age and turned to Britain's medieval past to...

The Joy of Painting was an American television show hosted by painter Bob Ross that taught its viewers techniques for landscape oil painting....