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A new fashion series looks at the highlights and impact of some the world’s most groundbreaking and influential designers of the 20th century.

The Designers

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Investigations of notable art thefts through the eyes of detectives and forensics analysts tasked with locating missing masterpieces.

Raiders of the Lost Art

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Modern day treasure hunter Billy Jamieson travels the world searching for valuable ancient relics, macabre artifacts, and strange curiosities.

The Treasure Trader

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Famed British art critic Waldemar Januszczak challenges the traditional notion that the Renaissance had fixed origins in Italy.

Renaissance Unchained

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Join Terry Schappert in Hollywood Weapons to examine famous scenes from television and movies and see how they would play out in the real world.

Hollywood Weapons

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Follow Ruth, Peter, and Tom as they turn the clock back 500 years to the early Tudor period to become tenant farmers on monastery land.

Tudor Monastery Farm

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Author Jack London symbolized America's ambitions, driving forces and contradictions, from the conquest of the West to the First World War.

Jack London: An American Adventure

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Tim Marlow meets an individual artist in a gallery of their choice and finds out how certain pieces of art have inspired and motivated them.

Marlow Meets

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British historian Tim Marlow asks whether artistic depictions of the afterlife express spirituality or society’s need to police individual behavior?

Judgment Day: Images of Heaven and Hell

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These quirky and talented chocolatiers produce 7,500 cakes a year, some of which are 6 feet tall and are worth more than $10,000!

Choccywoccydoodah: Master Chocolatiers

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These people became popular folk heroes, and their adventures were written about for years. Their true stories, however, were even more remarkable.

Britain's Outlaws: Highwaymen, Pirates, and Rogues

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Explorer and former Zookeeper Hayden Turner heads to various regions to learn the ancient hunting strategies of the oldest native tribes on Earth.

Man Hunt

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Join us on a guided tour of nontraditional urban environments where street chess has been quietly but effectively influencing generations of players.

Street Chess

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Celebrated journalist Fiona Bruce and art dealer Philip Mould investigate remarkable stories beneath the surface of paintings.

Fake or Fortune

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An exploration of the stories that have gripped European imaginations for centuries, revealing the fascinating and unexpected history behind them.

Myths & Monsters

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From Roman togas to 20th century miniskirts, travel through time and see how fashion mirrored religious, cultural, and political trends.

The History of Fine Fashion

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Was Pontius Pilate weak? Did he allow Jesus to be crucified at the demand of others? Perhaps he had his own motives for allowing Jesus's fate.

Pilate: The Man Who Killed Christ

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Historian Tim Marlow charts the portrayal of the naked body from Classical times through the Renaissance and the Enlightenment to the Modern era.

The Nude in Art with Tim Marlow

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Host Andrew Graham Dixon reveals the true Mona Lisa using decoded old documents and state-of-the-art technology to study the most iconic work of art.

Secrets of the Mona Lisa

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Hans Holbein witnessed and recorded the most notorious era in British history, painting most of the major characters of the 16th century Tudor Era.

Holbein: Eye of the Tudors

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Following the grandeur of the Baroque, Rococo art is often dismissed as frivolous and unserious. Art historian Waldemar Januszczak disagrees.

Rococo: Baroque Reimagined

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Take a view of the world's biggest art exhibitions and delight at the stories and works of history's greatest artists.

Exhibition on Screen

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British art critic Waldemar Januszczak investigates the stories behind three internationally famous artists: Gaugin, Van Gogh, and Cezanne.

Brushstrokes: Every Picture Tells a Story

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Discover the tumultuous journey of this painting, its model, Irène Cahen d’Anvers, and its connection to the dark hours of the Nazi regime.

Renoir and the Girl with a Blue Ribbon

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Andrew Graham-Dixon confronts the worlds of high art and organized crime to uncover the true story behind the greatest art heist of the 21st century

Stealing Van Gogh with Andrew Graham Dixon

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Find out how the great artists have explored the events of Easter in depictions of Judas' betrayal to Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection,

Easter In Art

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In North Korea, complaints about life or Kim Jong Un can get you incarcerated or worse. This eye-opening film looks at everyday life amid the madness.

Playing Frisbee in North Korea

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Follows five kids from New York City as they embark on a life-changing experience: the opportunity to study in Juilliard’s Music Advancement Program.

Some Kind of Spark

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This docudrama shows the struggle of Johannes Gutenberg, who challenged society with the invention of movable type printing.

Idea Wars: The Birth of Printing

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Luciano Pavarotti died in 2007. This film pays tribute to the wildly popular opera singer who proved that classical music was not owned by the elite.

Pavarotti: Birth of a Pop Star

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What makes Agatha Christie such a successful writer? The answer may lie in sophisticated computer analyses of Christie's every written word.

Agatha Christie Code

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Take a rare look into the lives of China's treasured circus acrobats, and follow students as they prepare for a national competition.

China Circus

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April 15th, 1900, Paris commenced the biggest celebration the world had yet seen, the World Fair. Over 50 million visitors discovered the new Paris.

World Fair 1900: Paris Reborn

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Learn of the different Asian traditions surrounding the passing of family and the people who depend on the funeral business to make a living.

The Last Rites

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How did St. Nicholas become Santa Claus? This film sorts myths from facts about this much-loved character.

In Search of Santa Claus

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Go back 500 years to find out how the farms of Tudor England celebrated the twelve days of Christmas: with a frenzy of music, food, and alcohol.

Tudor Monastery Farm at Christmas

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Chambord is a French castle of superlative features. For more than five centuries, it has aroused curiosity. Was it designed by Leonardo da Vinci?

Chambord: The Leonardo Da Vinci Mystery

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Since 1923, a small Italian town has re-enacted a part of its history: games of human chess in which actors representing the pieces show the moves.

The City of Human Chess

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Magicians of the 21st century set out on a journey to search for a lost book and its writer.

The Expert at the Card Table

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Meet the world's wealthiest, most successful individuals. Find out about their lives, their lifestyles, their dreams. How did they achieve success?

The Real 1%

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For over 2,000 years, the women of Jeju Island off South Korea have been female sea divers known for their independent spirit, iron will, and resolve.

The Last Mermaids: Huntresses of the Sea

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Take a new look at the former Beatle. Commentators from the world of politics, music, art, and journalism explore Lennon's legacy.

Discovering Lennon

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With 100 million records sold, 16 Grammy Awards, and a place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Sting is a unique paradox: We know so little about him.

Sting: A Free Man

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John Nettles reflects on William Shakespeare's life and lasting legacy on the 400th anniversary of his death.

Shakespeare: The Legacy

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This is the story of Titian's six controversial nude masterpieces based on Greek and Roman myth.

Titian: Behind Closed Doors

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In this lighthearted but factual film, we tell the true" story of early Christianity with the help of twelve biblical scholars.

Marketing The Messiah

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Socialite, fashion designer, spy, and rebellious old lady, Coco Chanel reinvented herself throughout her existence, making her own legend. 

The Wars of Coco Chanel

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The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci is the most famous painting in the world. What is the secret behind the “real” Mona Lisa?

Secret Life of Mona Lisa

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How Michael Morpurgo's children's novel became one of the most acclaimed productions in the history of England's National Theatre.

Making War Horse

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Charlie Chaplin's iconic characters from the era of silent movies sum up what was most moving and inventive in the emerging cinematic arts.

Birth of the Tramp: Creative Genius of Charlie Chaplin

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Follow host Waldemar Januszczak as he tells the story of the complex, difficult Edouard Manet. He started an artistic revolution that continues today.