Documentary examining the life of Leonardo da Vinci, from his illegitimate birth to the unveiling of his masterpiece The Last Supper in 1497. Show more

Dramatised reconstruction of the life of Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo pursues his obsession with flight, and becomes embroiled in a rivalry with Michelangelo. Show more

Fiona Bruce follows Falklands War hero Simon Weston over three months, as he becomes the first person chosen by the public to be painted for the National Portrait Gallery. Show more

Documentary telling the little-known story about how the Allies used 3D photographs to thwart the Nazis' superweapons before they could devastate Britain. Show more

In this programme, art critic Alastair Sooke charts the decline and fall of the Roman Empire through some of its hidden and most magical artistic treasures. Show more

Art critic Alastair Sooke follows in the footsteps of Rome's emperors in the third part of his celebration of Roman art. Show more

In this programme art historian Alastair Sooke looks at the remarkable legacy of the Emperor Hadrian. Show more

In this programme art critic Alastair Sooke steps back into the Roman world, thanks to their invention of the documentary-style marble relief and to a volcano called Vesuvius. Show more

Art critic Alastair Sooke traces how the Romans during the Republic went from being art thieves and copycats to pioneering a new artistic style - realism. Show more

In the final episode of the series, art critic Alastair Sooke is back in Rome to find out why official Roman art became more hard boiled and militaristic. Show more

In 1944, two prisoners miraculously escaped from Auschwitz. They told the world of the horror of the Holocaust and raised one of the greatest moral questions of the 20th century. Show more

A look at the artistic legacy of Rome's mad, bad and dangerous emperors, including Claudius's pleasure palace and the cave where Tiberius held wild parties. Show more

Alastair Sooke charts the fall of the Roman Empire through some of its artistic treasures, including one of the best preserved Roman cities in Libya. Show more

Drama documentary. King Harold of England has to take on two invasion forces. His brother Tostig attacks the south coast, then King Harald Hardrada lands in north England. Show more

Drama documentary. Duke William leads his vast invasion fleet across the Channel to face King Harold. The two armies meet at battle in Sussex on 14 October 1066. Show more

Alastair Sooke traces how the Romans during the Republic went from being art thieves and copycats to pioneering a new artistic style of warts 'n' all realism. Show more

In the final episode of the series, France is changing at a helter-skelter pace and its angry young artists are reinventing how to paint. Show more

Dan Cruickshank returns to his childhood home of Warsaw to explore the memories of the city, which the Nazis razed to the ground in World War Two, and the memories of its people. Show more

The story of 12-year-old James Annesley, snatched from Dublin and sold into slavery in America in 1728, whose fate helped inspire Robert Louis Stevenson's book Kidnapped. Show more

In the final episode of the series, France is changing at a helter-skelter pace and its angry young artists are reinventing how to paint. Show more