Bares für Rares

Bares für Rares 2013

7.30

In the show, selected applicants each present a curiosity, rarity or antique they have brought with them. Once they have received their expertise, they will have the opportunity on site to offer their exhibit to a changing five-person podium for sale and, ideally, to sell it to the highest bidder for „Bares“ ("cash").

2013

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci 2024

8.50

This two-part, four-hour documentary delves into the world of a 15th-century art titan and unravels his journey while shedding light on his lasting impact on future generations.

2024

1 minute in a museum

1 minute in a museum 2004

8.00

Nabi, Rafaël and Mona are small but boy can they talk up a storm as they comment, in their own particular way, on all of the masterpieces in the wonderful museums of our lovely country. They will span the ages from classical painting to modern art and Islamic art. It’s a great, hassle-free way of brushing up on your Art and sounding really smart at your next milk and cookies cocktail.

2004

Arthouse

Arthouse 1997

1

Channel 4 documentary series covering all branches of the arts.

1997

Art That Made Us

Art That Made Us 2022

5.50

An alternative history of the British Isles, told through art. Looking at 1,500 years and eight dramatic turning points, acclaimed artists and thinkers encounter key historic art works from across the UK that have shaped the history of the British Isles and inspired their own work.

2022

Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty 2024

4.00

The greatest art works of all time - born of war and bloodshed - as rival artists Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael compete to craft beauty from chaos. Starring Charles Dance.

2024

Becoming Frida Kahlo

Becoming Frida Kahlo 2023

5.80

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 heart of it all.

2023

How Art Made The World

How Art Made The World 2005

8.40

Nigel Spivey reveals how the images which surround us today come from the ancient world. It's an epic journey spanning five continents and a hundred thousand years of history.

2005

The High Art of the Low Countries

The High Art of the Low Countries 2013

1

This 3 part series is presented by the British Art Critic, Andrew Graham-Dixon. He explores the Low Countries of the Netherlands and Belgium and how history has influenced the area's art, architecture and culture. Cloth was used in the area's first expression of art in the making of tapestries going back to the 14 th century. They were the No. 1 luxury item of the day. The Low Countries were well placed geographically for markets for their art.

2013

Art of the Western World

Art of the Western World 1970

10.00

First broadcast on October 2, 1989, these 18 original 30-minute episodes provide a panorama of 2000 years of architecture, painting and sculpture, and studies the art masterpieces as reflections of the Western culture that produced them.

1970

The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak

The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak 2020

6.50

Art historian Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the secret meanings hidden within some of the greatest paintings by Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and Seurat .

2020

Rebuilding Ancient Rome

Rebuilding Ancient Rome 2015

5.00

Supported by stunning 3D graphics, Dr. Darius Arya explains the purpose and architectural significance of ancient Roman buildings.

2015

Lost Women Art

Lost Women Art 2021

8.00

Women write art history – but in turn are systematically ignored by it. LOST WOMEN ART tells the story of the suppressed female avant-garde and by doing so introduces a new art history.

2021

The Art of Russia

The Art of Russia 2009

8.00

Art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon travels through time to unlock the world of Russian art.

2009

Simon Schama's History of Now

Simon Schama's History of Now 2022

1

In his most personal project to date, Simon Schama looks back at the dramatic history that has played out in his lifetime. Best known for writing history, he has lived a fair bit of it too. Born in 1945, on the night of the bombing of Dresden, Simon grew up as part of a generation determined to rebuild the world from the ashes of war. In this film, he reveals the stories of artists and writers who have been at the forefront of the fight for truth and democracy, often at great personal cost.

2022

Art of France

Art of France 2017

8.00

Andrew Graham-Dixon examines the history of French art, revealing how it emerged from a struggle between tradition and revolution, and rulers and citizens. He compresses centuries of culture into three thematically linked chapters.

2017

The Art of Gothic: Britain's Midnight Hour

The Art of Gothic: Britain's Midnight Hour 2014

7.00

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 create iconic works and buildings.

2014