History
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Thousands of years of visual culture explored on the ±«Óãtv and beyond.
Series 1: 1. Second Moment of Creation (59 mins)
- A Life in Ten PicturesEvery picture tells a story. Freddie's defining moments, revealed by those who were there
- Simon Schama's History of NowA lifetime in art – and the enduring power of culture in shaping the defining issues
- Art of PersiaSamira Ahmed unveils the stunning history of a Persian empire, its people and culture.
- Rossetti - Sex, Drugs and Oil PaintAndrew Graham-Dixon considers the work of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. (2003)29 mins
- Keith Haring: Street Art BoyThe definitive story of international art sensation Keith Haring, told in his own words.89 mins
- Arena: African ApocalypseFemi Nylander travels to West Africa to discover the impact of century-old atrocities.89 mins
- Bridget Riley - Painting the LineA portrait of a true visionary and one of our greatest living painters.59 mins
- Survivors: Portraits of the HolocaustFollowing seven leading artists as they paint seven survivors of the Holocaust.60 mins
- TS Eliot: Into 'The Waste Land'Exploring the hidden personal story of TS Eliot's The Waste Land.79 mins
- Windrush: Portraits of a GenerationA lasting memorial to honour a generation that gave so much, as commissioned by the King74 mins
- David Harewood on BlackfaceThe truth about minstrel shows. The actor probes the roots of a problematic cultural form59 mins
- The Stormtrooper ScandalAmbition, greed and betrayal. The inside story of the art world’s most cutting-edge heist89 mins
