Artists: Vermeer How the 17th-century Dutch painter's life was marred by crime and violence.
First shown on BBC2 (AD)
With Brian Hanrahan.
Followed by Weather
What did the renowned society photographer - currently the subject of an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery - really think of the famous people he captured on film? Contributors include Mario Testino.
Broadway star Elaine Stritch performs her Tony Award-winning show, a witty and honest account of a showbiz career that spans over 50 years.
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Beginning atwo-part episode charting the Trust's hard-fought battle to buy Tyntesfield House in north Somerset. (AD)
A portrait of the scientist with controversial views on evolution and animal behaviour.
Showgirl and Me
Laurence Olivier 's personal assistant Colin Clark recalls the trials that beset The Prince and the Showgirl, with Marilyn Monroe. (AD)