Seasons & Episodes
The Kimbolton Cabinet
Granted privileged access to the Victoria and Albert Museum after hours, John Bly seeks out the Kimbolton Cabinet, an ex
The Art of the Vikings
Through interpretations of some of the archaeological treasures of the Swedish National Museum, now on display in Edinbu
Bolsover Castle
Lucy Worsley tells the story of Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire. Built in the early 17th century, it became the pleasure p
Walter Scott’s Castle
Stuart Kelly gets behind-the-scenes access as over 13,000 treasures are moved back into Sir Walter Scott’s Abbotsford
Stradivarius and Me
Clemency Burton-Hill indulges in her lifelong passion for the violin as she explores the mysterious life and lasting inf
The Art of Witchcraft
Artist Lachlan Goudie presents a personal documentary, inspired by his father, in which he investigates why witches have
The Hidden Jewels of the Cheapside Hoard
Jewellery designer Shaun Leane uncovers some of the secrets of the hoard of nearly 500 Elizabethan and Jacobean jewels d
Tracey Emin on Louise Bourgeois - Women Without Secrets
Tracey Emin offers an insight into the life and work of the French-American artist Louise Bourgeois, famed for her sculp
Castiglione - Rogue Genius of the Baroque
Helen Rosslyn makes the case for troubled, turbulent 17th century printmaker and draftsman Giovanni Benedetto Castiglion
Hogarth - One Man and His Pug
Lars Tharp appeals to the nation to help him recover a rare piece of long-lost William Hogarth memorabilia - a precious
The Russian Revolutionary: Zaha Hadid on Kazimir Malevich
Architect Zaha Hadid considers the influence of Russian abstract artist Kazimir Malevich's avant-garde art on her own av
The Living Mountain: A Cairngorms Journey
Travel-writer Robert MacFarlane presents a documentary telling the story of Scottish poet and novelist Nan Shepherd and
In Search of Rory McEwen
Jools Holland tells the story of his father-in-law Rory McEwen - aristocrat, artist, folk singer and pioneering TV prese
Wondrous Obsessions: The Cabinet of Curiosities
Professor Nandini Das reveals the story behind the Cabinet of Curiosities - the original collecting craze that began in
The Private Life of a Dolls’ House
Lauren Child explores the history of dolls’ houses, speaks to craftspeople who create perfect miniatures and meets col
The Body Beautiful - Ancient Greeks, Good Looks and Glamour
Natalie Haynes takes a journey into ancient beauty and modern glamour, examining how our obsession with the body beautif
Nina Simone and Me with Laura Mvula
In a personal tribute, British soul singer Laura Mvula travels to New York to celebrate the Nina Simone songs that mean
Thomas Chatterton: The Myth of the Doomed Poet
Michael Symmons Roberts explores the mythic afterlife of the 18th-century poet Thomas Chatterton, whose early death was
The Art of the Impossible: MC Escher and Me
Sir Roger Penrose takes a personal journey through artist MC Escher's work, marvelling at his intuitive brilliance and t
Jacobi on Garrick: Godfather of the British Stage
Derek Jacobi goes in search of David Garrick, 18th-century superstar and the man who reinvented acting for the modern er
A Very British Pornographer: The Jack Kahane Story
Neil Pearson looks at the life of Jack Kahane, who combined a career selling low-grade smut with publishing some of the