Documentary
Simon Schama's Power of Art
Historian Simon Schama recounts the story of eight moments of high drama in the making of eight artistic masterpieces.
1. Caravaggio (59 mins)
- MonitorMonitor meets artist Joe Tilson, who gains inspiration from the modern world. (1964)14 mins
- imagine... Russell T Davies: The Doctor and MeRussell T Davies: The Doctor and Me. A writing great, from soaps to sex, and a sci-fi hit75 mins
- The BookwormGriff Rhys Jones tries to find out why Thomas Hardy's wife tried to ban Jude the Obscure.28 mins
- ArenaTruth is telling. How music and lyrics provided a lifeline at a time of personal change59 mins
- Searching for the Wrong-Eyed JesusJim White takes a road trip into the heart of the poor white American South. (2004)83 mins
- The Secret Life of BooksTony Jordan brings his writer's insight to Charles Dickens's Great Expectations.
- Gaga for Dada: The Original Art RebelsAn irreverent trip into the world of influential avant-garde art movement Dada.58 mins
- Survivors: Portraits of the HolocaustFollowing seven leading artists as they paint seven survivors of the Holocaust.60 mins
- Firestarter: The Story of BangarraHow an Indigenous Australian dance group became a cultural powerhouse.58 mins
- Organ Stops: Saving the King of InstrumentsSaving musical treasure. The enthusiasts breathing new life into beautiful pipe organs59 mins
- The Lost Photographs of Mary Alice YoungExploring the fascinating photographic collection of a family and community.29 mins
- Windrush: Portraits of a GenerationA lasting memorial to honour a generation that gave so much, as commissioned by the King74 mins
