Jonathan Miller considers the work of 18th century English painter Joseph Wright, including his famous pictures The Orrery and An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump. Show more

Lord David Cecil discusses the work of great English painters Sir Joshua Reynolds, John Constable, William Hogarth and Samuel Palmer. Show more

James White, Director of the National Gallery of Ireland, talks about the paintings and drawings of Jack B. Yeats, brother of the poet W.B. Yeats.

Fan and collector Barry Humphries looks at the collection of works by largely forgotten artist Charles Edward Conder in the Queens Park Art Gallery in Manchester.

Malcolm Cormack discusses one of the Fitzwilliam Museum's most striking group of pictures, painted in 16th century Venice by Palma Vecchio, Paolo Veronese and Titian. Show more

From the Castle Museum, Norwich, Basil Taylor looks at the work of the artist John Sell Cotman.

Michael Canney looks through the collection in the American Museum near Bath. He is drawn to the untutored and largely anonymous folk artists' work by their honesty of purpose and clarity of design. Show more

Jonah Jones tells the story of the Davies sisters, who were ridiculed when they started buying French Impressionist paintings in the early 20th century. But their collection is now priceless. Show more

Scottish painter James Cumming discusses the Scottish School in the early 19th century, examining the Romantic landscapes of John Thomson and David Wilkie's genre paintings, among others. Show more

Alan Bennett offers his personal opinion of various paintings, including works by Henry Moore and Walter Sickert, as he revisits Leeds City Art Gallery.