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Andrew Graham-Dixon discovers how the ambitions of visionary artists and architects helped America remove itself from the shadow of Europe in the 20th century. Show more
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Andrew Graham-Dixon begins his history of American art with portraits of Puritan settlers and the dark truth behind Benjamin West's most famous painting. Show more
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Andrew Graham-Dixon examines Andy Warhol's soup can paintings, interviews pop artist James Rosenquist, looks at Ed Ruscha's work and visits Jeff Koons's studio. Show more
Sir Nicholas Hytner interviews playwright Alan Bennett, ranging across 40 years of his work for stage, television and cinema, on the eve of his 80th birthday. Show more
Dan Cruickshank's travels take him from ancient Mayan tombs and the giant warriors of Tula in Mexico to Thomas Jefferson's home in Virginia and the Statue of Liberty. Show more
Documentary series in which Dan Cruickshank reveals the world's most beautiful man-made treasures. Dan visits the giant Moai, the ruins of Machu Picchu and the statue of Christ in Rio. Show more
In his documentary series revealing the most beautiful things in the world, Dan Cruickshank travels from the Australian outback to Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom in Cambodia. Show more
Documentary series with Dan Cruickshank. Dan sees tile making in Samarkand, the Trading Domes of Bukhara, the Fire Temple of Baku and Persepolis. Show more
Documentary series with Dan Cruickshank. Dan goes in search of the Ark of the Covenant, a journey that takes him from Jordan to the Holy Land and finally Ethiopia. Show more
Documentary series with Dan Cruickshank. Dan's latest journey reaches new heights of discomfort in the heat and dust of the desert. Show more
Dan Cruickshank reveals the most beautiful and precious things in the world. In Japan, he visits a temple with a meditation garden. In China, Dan marvels at the Great Wall and the Terracotta Army. Show more
Documentary series with Dan Cruickshank. In India, he tangles with a ten-armed naked goddess and is moved to passion in the Cave of Heavenly Maidens. Show more
