Andrew Graham Dixon finds out how Charles I became Britain's first connoisseur-king and the greatest royal collector in British history.
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Documentary detailing the experiences of the poets who served in the Battle of the Somme, including Siegfried Sassoon, Robert Graves, David Jones, Isaac Rosenberg and JRR Tolkien. Show more

Art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon continues his analysis of the British Royal Collection and finds out that in 1660, something miraculous began to happen.
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Historian Dr Lucy Worsley looks at how the Prince Regent was obsessed with outdoing Napoleon not on the battlefield, but in opulence, bling and monumental architecture. Show more

Art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon finds out that although Queen Victoria is often depicted as the uptight opposite of her louche uncle, for her, art was just as important.
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A showcase of top animations from the UK's finest new talents. A disabled penguin feels isolated from the rest of her colony. Show more

Nikki Bedi interviews one of Britain's most successful and outspoken actors, Riz Ahmed. They talk about movies, music and politics, as well as the obstacles that Riz has overcome. Show more

Meera Syal journeys back to Essington in the Black Country - the mining village where she grew up. She describes how her childhood inspired the coming-of-age novel Anita and Me. Show more

Historian Peter Barton and a team of archaeologists examine a labyrinth beneath the Somme battlefield constructed largely by British troops to undermine the nearby German lines. Show more

In the final programme of the series, art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon finds out how The Royal Collection reveals fresh insights into HM the Queen Mother's love of art.
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Art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon finds out how royal collecting has changed since the days of Queen Victoria.
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Jim Moir, aka Vic Reeves, explores video art, revealing how different generations hacked the tools of television to pioneer new ways of creating art. Show more

Series exploring how musical theatre evolved over the last 100 years. Neil finds out how its modern shape was established through pioneering works. Show more

In the fifth episode Andrew has reached the age of the Romantics - the flamboyant George IV who created so much of the visual look of the modern monarchy. Show more

Art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon travels to Venice to tell the story of one of the greatest purchases in the Royal Collection's history.
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Documentary about white gospel, America's most enduring yet obscure musical subculture, which taught southerners the principles of harmony and made stars of The Louvin Brothers. Show more

In a major eight-part series, Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the history of the British Royal Collection, the collection of art and decorative objects owned by Queen Elizabeth II.
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Lucy Worsley tells the story of the royal photograph, showing how the royal family worked with generations of photographers to create images that reinvented the British monarchy. Show more

Mark Gatiss explores the brief life of Victorian artist Aubrey Beardsley, who wielded outrage as adroitly as his pen, and whose uncompromising attitude feels utterly modern. Show more

The journey through the history of rock music climaxes with the British indie scene, where humble beginnings gave way to mass popularity. Show more

Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the spectacular, extravagant collecting of George IV and the shared artistic passions of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Show more

Andrew Graham-Dixon reveals how women, both queens and consorts, made their mark on the Collection and used art to steady the ship of monarchy through an uncertain age. Show more

Andrew Graham-Dixon shows how Henry VIII and Charles I, the two great founders of the Royal Collection, projected their power and magnificence through art. Show more

With the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, the Royal Collection sprang back into life. This episode follows its fortunes under Charles II and George III. Show more

Novelist Andrew Martin presents a documentary examining how the train came to shape the work of writers and film-makers, from Wordsworth and Dickens to The Railway Children. Show more

Series in which Andrew Marr explores the books we read. He investigates detective fiction, a genre whose most famous heroes are now embedded in our collective psyche. Show more

Series in which Andrew Marr explores the books we read. He argues that fantasy novels are filled with big ideas that allow us to see our own world in a surprising way. Show more

Dr Lucy Worsley's series begins in 1714 when, to prevent the crown falling into the hands of a Catholic, Britain shipped in a ready-made royal family from Hanover. Show more

In her story of Britain's imported German dynasty, Lucy Worsley shows how Britain's new ruling family fought the French, the Jacobites and each other, all at the same time. Show more

In her story of Britain's imported German dynasty, Lucy Worsley shows how George II had to adapt to a growing 'middling rank' no longer content with being downtrodden subjects. Show more