Arts

Max Richter's opus, providing a meditative respite from the rush and chaos of the world.

A tale of family, regret, and unrequited love. Starring Toby Jones and Richard Armitage.

30 minutes of bliss as the art sensation illustrates perfect, peaceful painting.

Samira Ahmed unveils the stunning history of a Persian empire, its people and culture.

James Fox explores how the power of images has transformed the modern world.

Mark Kermode shows how making fools of ourselves can make for seriously good cinema.

The crafters using their skills to make the world a better place, one stitch at a time.

Delving into a very different art world, one where good art is in the hands of bad men.

Simon Schama looks at the pivotal role art has played in the forging of humanity itself.

Sara Cox entertains a host of celebrity guests where books spark the banter.

From Pac-Man to Lara Croft, Elle Osili-Wood explores the history of video game characters

Covent Garden welcomes a stellar cast of singers performing a host of favourite works.

Delving into a very different art world, one where good art is in the hands of bad men.

The story of Ike White, who recorded a legendary soul album while in jail for murder.

When art met activitism – a host of stars on the quest for inclusion on and off screen.

Afua Hirsch traces Ethiopia's 3,000-year history through its art and culture.

Simon Schama looks at the pivotal role art has played in the forging of humanity itself.

His journey from working-class Dudley to one of our most celebrated black performers.

The ultimate story of 80s art icon Keith Haring, who left a big legacy in his brief life.

Samira Ahmed unveils the stunning history of a Persian empire, its people and culture.

Delving into the past and present of Hilary Mantel.

Sara Cox entertains a host of celebrity guests where books spark the banter.

Revealing his influences, the novelist kept quiet about his own MI5 and MI6 career.

Joan Bakewell visits Haworth in Yorkshire, home of the Brontes. (1977)

Simon Schama explores the artists who created the secular icons of our democratic world.

Emma Vardy introduces a light-hearted celebration of books and reading.

Jeremy Isaacs talks to the American writer Maya Angelou about her life. (1994)

Dominic Sandbrook explores science fiction's most alluring theme - time travel.

Author Patricia Cornwell is convinced she knows Jack the Ripper's true identity. (2002)

Revealing some of the bestselling Northern Irish authors sweeping readers off their feet.

A profile of the late Belfast poet who speaks frankly about his life, work and struggles.

An exploration of the life and poetry of Medbh McGuckian.

Creative ways the arts are adapting, from drive-in operas to live streaming theatre.

Alan Yentob meets the playwright, actor and theatre director Kwame Kwei-Armah.

Writer Lemn Sissay recalls being the only black child in a northern town in the 1970s.

His journey from working-class Dudley to one of our most celebrated black performers.

Alan Yentob talks to Andrew Lloyd Webber about his autobiography.

Alan Yentob meets musical theatre impresario Cameron Mackintosh.

Alan Yentob meets Anish Kapoor, one of Britain's most accomplished and popular sculptors.

A profile of Howard Hodgkin, one of Britain's most successful living painters.

A tale of obsession, possession and one girl's dream to be the greatest dancer.

Erica Whyman directs the RSC production of Shakespeare’s most famous story.

The legendary vampire lives on in this ballet adaptation of Bram Stoker’s gothic romance.

Lennie James, Alison Steadman, James Norton and many more star in tales of lockdown.

A tale of family, regret, and unrequited love. Starring Toby Jones and Richard Armitage.

A stunning collection of performances by stars such as Natalia Osipova and Edward Watson.

Disabled and non-disabled dancers explore human interdependence and vulnerability.

Performance artist Bryony Kimmings writes and directs an operetta inspired by single mums.

Expect the unexpected - a surreal theatrical adventure through an old town hall at night.

Classic Shakespeare play adapted for television by Russell T Davies.

A performance capture of Revisor from dance-theatre makers Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young

Elite dancers from across the globe create a modern-day Swan Lake from their own bathtubs.

To mark her 75th birthday, the artist tells her story as she works on a mystery canvas.

The ultimate story of 80s art icon Keith Haring, who left a big legacy in his brief life.

A landmark exhibit of Tracey Emin's work alongside paintings by her hero Edvard Munch.

A look at Titian's greatest masterpieces, currently in quarantine at the National Gallery.

Visual artist Rita Duffy tells how she has reflected NI society and politics in her work.

Bendor Grosvenor and Emma Dabiri investigate two neglected religious paintings.

Andrew Graham-Dixon considers the work of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. (2003)

How American painter Bob Ross became a pop culture icon.

A film study of Francis Bacon's paintings, which have been called sick and corrupt. (1966)

Ken Russell's film on the Young British Artists of the Pop Art movement. (1962)

Aubrey Beardsley's drawings still retain their power to amuse and to shock. (1982)

Simon Schama explores one of our deepest artistic urges - the depiction of nature.

Ellen E Jones spends a night on the town examining how film and TV like to party.

Pamela Hutchinson gives a guided tour of the British coast on the big screen.

Alex Dudok de Wit gets to grips with the hand-crafted art of stop-motion puppet animation.

From Showgirls to Cats, celebrate the cult films that are so bad they're good.

Elizabeth Sankey reviews cinema's complex relationship with wickedly powerful women.

The Black Panther director who brings intimate themes to big budget blockbusters.

Grace Barber-Plentie explores the Moonlight director who made Oscar night history.

The first black woman to win Best Director at Sundance and direct a big budget film.

Homage to four revolutionary black film directors driving change in the 21st century

Raise a glass to the boozer, a familiar fixture in film that reflects British life.

Leslie Byron Pitt salutes the smug, self-serving supporting characters we love to hate.

Zing Tsjeng examines a Hollywood stereotype of Asian women: the cold, crafty Dragon Lady.