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Max Richter's Sleep
Turn on, tune in, drop off
Max Richter's opus, providing a meditative respite from the rush and chaos of the world.
96 mins
Available for 10 months
Drama
Uncle Vanya
Anton Chekhov's classic play, direct from the West End
A tale of family, regret, and unrequited love. Starring Toby Jones and Richard Armitage.
147 mins
Available for 10 months
Arts
The Joy of Painting
Happy little trees and soothing words with Bob Ross
30 minutes of bliss as the art sensation illustrates perfect, peaceful painting.
History
Art of Persia
1/3 A remarkable trip around Iran’s rich, colourful past
Samira Ahmed unveils the stunning history of a Persian empire, its people and culture.
Documentary
Age of the Image
Series 1: 1. A New Reality
James Fox explores how the power of images has transformed the modern world.
Documentary
Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema
1/3 British comedy conventions
Mark Kermode shows how making fools of ourselves can make for seriously good cinema.
Documentary
Craftivism: Making a Difference
Getting crafty, changing minds
The crafters using their skills to make the world a better place, one stitch at a time.
59 mins
Available for over a year
Arts
The Billion Dollar Art Hunt
Has the heist been solved?
Delving into a very different art world, one where good art is in the hands of bad men.
59 mins
Available for 7 months
History
Civilisations
The epic story of the art that makes us human
Simon Schama looks at the pivotal role art has played in the forging of humanity itself.
Arts
Between the Covers
Celebrate the joy of reading
Sara Cox entertains a host of celebrity guests where books spark the banter.
29 mins
Available for 7 months
Arts
Inside Games
Shorts: Special Characters
From Pac-Man to Lara Croft, Elle Osili-Wood explores the history of video game characters
27 mins
Available for 11 months
Music
Royal Opera All-Star Gala
Favourite arias and choruses
Covent Garden welcomes a stellar cast of singers performing a host of favourite works.
89 mins
Available for 9 months
Stories To Get Stuck Into
Shakespeare Plays
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The Billion Dollar Art Hunt
Has the heist been solved?
Delving into a very different art world, one where good art is in the hands of bad men.
59 mins
Available for 7 months
Documentary
Arena
The Changin’ Times of Ike White
The story of Ike White, who recorded a legendary soul album while in jail for murder.
78 mins
Available for 2 months
Documentary
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
1/3 Legends and Pioneers
When art met activitism – a host of stars on the quest for inclusion on and off screen.
History
African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power
Series 1: 1. Ethiopia
Afua Hirsch traces Ethiopia's 3,000-year history through its art and culture.
History
Civilisations
The epic story of the art that makes us human
Simon Schama looks at the pivotal role art has played in the forging of humanity itself.
Documentary
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Lenny Henry: Young, Gifted and Black
His journey from working-class Dudley to one of our most celebrated black performers.
74 mins
Available for 10 months
Documentary
Keith Haring: Street Art Boy
Pioneer, trailblazer, hero
The ultimate story of 80s art icon Keith Haring, who left a big legacy in his brief life.
89 mins
Available for 4 months
History
Whoever Heard of a Black Artist? Britain's Hidden Art History
59 mins
Available for 4 months
History
Art of Persia
1/3 A remarkable trip around Iran’s rich, colourful past
Samira Ahmed unveils the stunning history of a Persian empire, its people and culture.
Books and Beyond
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Hilary Mantel: Return to Wolf Hall
Delving into the past and present of Hilary Mantel.
59 mins
Available for 8 days
Arts
Between the Covers
Celebrate the joy of reading
Sara Cox entertains a host of celebrity guests where books spark the banter.
29 mins
Available for 7 months
Arts
John Le Carre
In a 1966 interview, the acclaimed spy author proved cagey
Revealing his influences, the novelist kept quiet about his own MI5 and MI6 career.
30 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary
The Bronte Business
Joan Bakewell visits Haworth in Yorkshire, home of the Brontes. (1977)
25 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary
The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
Series 1: 1. Passions of the
People
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Simon Schama explores the artists who created the secular icons of our democratic world.
Arts
Read All About It!
Emma Vardy introduces a light-hearted celebration of books and reading.
28 mins
Available for 7 months
Arts
The Late Show
Face to Face: Maya Angelou
Jeremy Isaacs talks to the American writer Maya Angelou about her life. (1994)
38 mins
Available for over a year
Arts
Tomorrow's Worlds: The Unearthly History of
Science Fiction
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4. Time
Dominic Sandbrook explores science fiction's most alluring theme - time travel.
4 mins
Expires tonight 10:45pm
Arts
Omnibus
Patricia Cornwell: Stalking the Ripper
Author Patricia Cornwell is convinced she knows Jack the Ripper's true identity. (2002)
58 mins
Available for over a year
Arts
Mills and Boon: Writing for Love in Northern
Ireland
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Pull back the covers
Revealing some of the bestselling Northern Irish authors sweeping readers off their feet.
30 mins
Available for 10 months
Documentary
Derek Mahon: The Poetry Nonsense
Illuminating the ordinary
A profile of the late Belfast poet who speaks frankly about his life, work and struggles.
58 mins
Available for 11 months
Arts
Medbh McGuckian: Portrait of a Poet
An exploration of the life and poetry of Medbh McGuckian.
29 mins
Available for 11 months
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We'll Be Back?
Creative ways the arts are adapting, from drive-in operas to live streaming theatre.
60 mins
Available for 11 months
Documentary
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2020: My Name Is Kwame
Alan Yentob meets the playwright, actor and theatre director Kwame Kwei-Armah.
62 mins
Available for 5 months
Documentary
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2020: Lemn Sissay: The Memory of Me
Writer Lemn Sissay recalls being the only black child in a northern town in the 1970s.
67 mins
Available for 4 months
Documentary
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Lenny Henry: Young, Gifted and Black
His journey from working-class Dudley to one of our most celebrated black performers.
74 mins
Available for 10 months
Documentary
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Winter 2017/18: 6. Andrew Lloyd Webber: Memories
Alan Yentob talks to Andrew Lloyd Webber about his autobiography.
89 mins
Available for 11 days
Documentary
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Summer 2017: 4. Cameron Mackintosh: The Musical Man
Alan Yentob meets musical theatre impresario Cameron Mackintosh.
88 mins
Available until Wed 12:30am
Arts
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Winter 2009: 1. The Year of Anish Kapoor
Alan Yentob meets Anish Kapoor, one of Britain's most accomplished and popular sculptors.
50 mins
Available for over a year
Arts
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Spring 2006: 4. A Picture of the Painter Howard Hodgkin
A profile of Howard Hodgkin, one of Britain's most successful living painters.
53 mins
Available for over a year
Culture in Quarantine: Great Performances
Performance Live
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Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes
Dazzle your senses
A tale of obsession, possession and one girl's dream to be the greatest dancer.
96 mins
Available for 9 months
Drama
Culture in Quarantine: Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet
Erica Whyman directs the RSC production of Shakespeare’s most famous story.
147 mins
Available for 1 month
Drama
Dracula by Northern Ballet
The legendary vampire lives on in this ballet adaptation of Bram Stoker’s gothic romance.
104 mins
Available for 3 months
Drama
Unprecedented
The radical way our world has changed
Lennie James, Alison Steadman, James Norton and many more star in tales of lockdown.
Drama
Uncle Vanya
Anton Chekhov's classic play, direct from the West End
A tale of family, regret, and unrequited love. Starring Toby Jones and Richard Armitage.
147 mins
Available for 10 months
Arts
Royal Ballet All-Star Gala
A feast of ballet favourites
A stunning collection of performances by stars such as Natalia Osipova and Edward Watson.
89 mins
Available for 10 months
Arts
Artificial Things
Sophie Fiennes' award-winning dance film
Disabled and non-disabled dancers explore human interdependence and vulnerability.
25 mins
Available for 8 months
Documentary
Opera Mums with Bryony Kimmings
Performance artist Bryony Kimmings writes and directs an operetta inspired by single mums.
59 mins
Available for 6 months
Drama
Performance Live
The Way Out
Expect the unexpected - a surreal theatrical adventure through an old town hall at night.
42 mins
Available for 1 month
Drama
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Classic Shakespeare play adapted for television by Russell T Davies.
90 mins
Available for 1 month
Arts
Revisor by Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young
A performance capture of Revisor from dance-theatre makers Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young
90 mins
Available for 2 months
Arts
Culture in Quarantine
Filmed in Lockdown: Swan Lake Bath Ballet
Elite dancers from across the globe create a modern-day Swan Lake from their own bathtubs.
3 mins
Available for 4 months
Painters and their Masterpieces
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Maggi Hambling: Making Love with the Paint
Fearless, formidable and funny
To mark her 75th birthday, the artist tells her story as she works on a mystery canvas.
58 mins
Available for 7 months
Documentary
Keith Haring: Street Art Boy
Pioneer, trailblazer, hero
The ultimate story of 80s art icon Keith Haring, who left a big legacy in his brief life.
89 mins
Available for 4 months
Arts
Emin/Munch: Between the Clock and the Bed
The Loneliness of the Soul
A landmark exhibit of Tracey Emin's work alongside paintings by her hero Edvard Munch.
39 mins
Available for 9 months
Arts
Titian – Behind Closed Doors
A look at Titian's greatest masterpieces, currently in quarantine at the National Gallery.
57 mins
Available for 1 month
Arts
Rita Duffy: Portrait of an Artist
Visual artist Rita Duffy tells how she has reflected NI society and politics in her work.
29 mins
Available for 10 months
Documentary
Britain's Lost Masterpieces
At Brighton Museum
Bendor Grosvenor and Emma Dabiri investigate two neglected religious paintings.
History
Rossetti - Sex, Drugs and Oil Paint
Andrew Graham-Dixon considers the work of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. (2003)
29 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary
Bob Ross: The Happy Painter
How American painter Bob Ross became a pop culture icon.
61 mins
Available for 4 months
Documentary
Francis Bacon: Fragments Of A Portrait
A film study of Francis Bacon's paintings, which have been called sick and corrupt. (1966)
44 mins
Available for over a year
Arts
Monitor
Pop Goes the Easel
Ken Russell's film on the Young British Artists of the Pop Art movement. (1962)
42 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary
Beardsley and his Work
Aubrey Beardsley's drawings still retain their power to amuse and to shock. (1982)
50 mins
Available for over a year
History
Civilisations
Series 1: 3. Picturing Paradise
Simon Schama explores one of our deepest artistic urges - the depiction of nature.
59 mins
Available for over a year
Inside Cinema: For Movie Fans
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Inside Cinema
Shorts: 53. Rave Britannia
Ellen E Jones spends a night on the town examining how film and TV like to party.
8 mins
Available for 11 months
Arts
Inside Cinema
Shorts: 52. Beside The Sea
Pamela Hutchinson gives a guided tour of the British coast on the big screen.
9 mins
Available for over a year
Arts
Inside Cinema
Shorts: 51. Beyond Aardman
Alex Dudok de Wit gets to grips with the hand-crafted art of stop-motion puppet animation.
9 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary
Inside Cinema
Guilt-Free Pleasures
From Showgirls to Cats, celebrate the cult films that are so bad they're good.
59 mins
Available for 9 months
Arts
Inside Cinema
Shorts: 50. Witches
Elizabeth Sankey reviews cinema's complex relationship with wickedly powerful women.
8 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary
Inside Cinema
4/4 Box office sensation Ryan Coogler
The Black Panther director who brings intimate themes to big budget blockbusters.
14 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary
Inside Cinema
3/4 A profile of the groundbreaking Barry Jenkins
Grace Barber-Plentie explores the Moonlight director who made Oscar night history.
14 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary
Inside Cinema
Celebrating the groundbreaking Ava DuVernay
The first black woman to win Best Director at Sundance and direct a big budget film.
14 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary
Inside Cinema
Black History Month
Homage to four revolutionary black film directors driving change in the 21st century
Arts
Inside Cinema
Shorts: 49. Pubs On Film
Raise a glass to the boozer, a familiar fixture in film that reflects British life.
4 mins
Available for over a year
Arts
Inside Cinema
Shorts: 48. Cinema Jerks
Leslie Byron Pitt salutes the smug, self-serving supporting characters we love to hate.
5 mins
Available for over a year
Arts
Inside Cinema
Shorts: 47. The Dragon Lady
Zing Tsjeng examines a Hollywood stereotype of Asian women: the cold, crafty Dragon Lady.
7 mins
Available for over a year
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