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Secrets of Bones

Episode 2: Down to Earth

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Ben Garrod discovers how the skeleton has adapted for vertebrates to move on land in many ways and explores the role of the spine in both cheetahs and snakes. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ben Garrod
Series Producer:
Aaron Paul
Executive Producer:
Jonny Keeling
Producer:
Sue Doody
Director:
Sue Doody

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Available for years

Dr Michael Mosley explores how scientists went from finding antidotes to poisons to applying poisons as cures, a story that encompasses the planet's most deadly substances. Show more

Andrew Marr discovers the story of Winston Churchill's passion for painting, travelling to the places he loved to paint and revealing how his private hobby shaped his public life. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew Marr
Director:
David Barrie
Associate Producer:
Beth Sowersby
Executive Producer:
Patrick McGrady
Production Company:
Wavelength Films
Participant:
Emma Soames
Participant:
Celia Sandys
Participant:
David Coombs
Participant:
Bill Murray

The Culture Show

The Art of World War II: A Culture Show Special

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Alastair Sooke explores the often overlooked history of Britain's wartime renaissance. He meets the Blitz survivors and factory workers who became the subject of iconic paintings. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alastair Sooke
Director:
Bill MacLeod
Producer:
Bill MacLeod
Series Producer:
Emily Kennedy
Executive Producer:
Janet Lee

The Renaissance Unchained

Episode 3: Silk, Sex and Sin

Duration: 60 minutes

on BBC Four

Waldemar Januszczak looks at Venice's impact on art. He celebrates colour, drama and vitality in the works of Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese. Show more

Alinka Echeverria explores how believers' need for visual images caused artists to create a unique hybrid of Mesoamerican and Catholic faith in Mexico. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Available for years

Dr Michael Mosley explores how scientists went from finding antidotes to poisons to applying poisons as cures, a story that encompasses the planet's most deadly substances. Show more

BBC Four

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