First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD
A look at the origins of the Young British Artists in the art schools of the mid-80s, a shocking and provocative movement which would culminate in the notorious 1997 exhibition Sensation.
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland
In the 90s, young creatives, grouped together by advertising guru Charles Saatchi, respond provocatively to the decade's wave of optimism. The results are explosive - but is it art? Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales
The Royal Academy’s iconoclastic Sensation is itself a sensation. 300,000 attend the show, causing protests and resignations. Meanwhile, Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin reach megastar status. Show more