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The Beauty of Books

Episode 2: Medieval Masterpieces

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

The medieval era was the heyday of illuminated manuscripts. This episode looks at the Luttrell Psalter, a remarkable devotional book, and Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Michael Waterhouse
Executive Producer:
Harry Bell

Life Drawing Live!

2020

Drawing the Nation Together

Duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Join Life Drawing Live!, drawing the UK's four nations together for the largest-ever live, life drawing class, with Josie d’Arby, Lachlan Goudie, Diana Ali and Nicky Philipps. Show more

Art on the BBC

The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Janina Ramirez explores the BBC archives to create a TV history of Leonardo Da Vinci, discovering what lies beneath the Mona Lisa and even how he acquired his anatomical knowledge. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Janina Ramirez
Interviewed Guest:
Dana Arnold
Interviewed Guest:
Jonathan Jones
Interviewed Guest:
Guido Rebecchini
Executive Producer:
Emma Parkins
Executive Producer:
Ed Stobart
Director:
David Starkey
Producer:
David Starkey
Production Company:
Alleycat Films

Timeshift

Series 6

The Da Vinci Code - The Greatest Story Ever Sold

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

After The Da Vinci Code was cleared of plagiarism, this documentary explores the climate which has permitted it to make such an effective challenge to conventional history. Show more

The Renaissance Unchained

Episode 4: Hell, Snakes and Giants

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Waldemar Januszczak looks at the climax of the Renaissance as it spiralled into madness and distortion, a period full of war, confusion and darkness. Show more

Art on the BBC

The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Janina Ramirez explores the BBC archives to create a TV history of Leonardo Da Vinci, discovering what lies beneath the Mona Lisa and even how he acquired his anatomical knowledge. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Janina Ramirez
Interviewed Guest:
Dana Arnold
Interviewed Guest:
Jonathan Jones
Interviewed Guest:
Guido Rebecchini
Executive Producer:
Emma Parkins
Executive Producer:
Ed Stobart
Director:
David Starkey
Producer:
David Starkey
Production Company:
Alleycat Films

BBC Four HD

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