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Renaissance Revolution

Episode 3: Piero Della Francesca - Baptism of Christ

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Series on Renaissance painting. Matthew Collings shares the illusionism and perspective techniques of Italian master Piero Della Francesca. Show more

Renaissance Revolution

Episode 2: Hieronymus Bosch - The Garden of Earthly Delights

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

A series on Renaissance painting. Matthew Collings analyses The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch, painted c.1505. Show more

The 70s

Episode 4: The Winner Takes It All 77-79

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Dominic Sandbrook explores Britain in the 1970s. Here, he looks at the final years of the decade, marked by concerns that appear startlingly current. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Steve Condie
Director:
Paul Tilzey
Producer:
Paul Tilzey
Executive Producer:
Dominic Crossley-Holland

Series

The 70s

A House Through Time

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Available for 8 months

The story of those who lived in one house, from the time it was built until now. David Olusoga follows the stories of the first inhabitants of the house in the 1840s and 1850s. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Olusoga
Series Producer:
Mary Crisp
Producer:
Paul Tilzey
Director:
Paul Tilzey
Production Manager:
Nicola Wicks
Producer:
Lauren Bennie
Production Company:
Twenty Twenty TV
Composer:
Paul Honey
Assistant Producer:
Kathryn Feavers
Executive Producer:
Maxine Watson
Graphic Designer:
Hloley & Moley
Production Coordinator:
Erin Bateson
On-line editing:
Steve Alexander
Expert:
Nigel Hall
Participant:
Caylin Colussi
Participant:
Gaynor Evans

A House Through Time

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Available for 8 months

The story of those who lived in one house, from the time it was built until now. David Olusoga traces the history of the house in Liverpool from 1945 to the present day. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Olusoga
Director:
Paul Tilzey
Series Producer:
Mary Crisp
Director of photography:
Richard Ranken
Producer:
Lauren Bennie
Production Manager:
Nicola Wicks
Production Company:
Twenty Twenty TV
Assistant Producer:
Kat Feavers
Production Coordinator:
Erin Bateson
On-line editing:
Steve Alexander

Reinventing the Royals

Episode 2: Succession

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Two-part documentary. Steve Hewlett examines how growing up in the spotlight has affected Princes William and Harry, and their attitudes to the media. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 6 months

Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of a centuries-old masterpiece in glass, the Great East Window at York Minster, the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the UK. Show more

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Episode 1: Breakfast

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Clarissa Dickson Wright reveals the origins and development of the British breakfast, from early records of choirboys at St Paul's through to today's packet cereals. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Paul Tilzey
Series Producer:
Paul Tilzey
Director:
Paul Tilzey
Director:
Paul Tilzey

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Clarissa Dickson Wright investigates the history of the British lunch. The story of its origins and evolution is really a history of our working lives across the centuries. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Clarissa Dickson Wright reveals the origins of the British dinner. The custom of eating it in the evening only came about with the increased availability of candles. Show more

Panorama

Contaminated Blood: The Search for the Truth

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One North East & CumbriaLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

More than 2,000 people died after being treated with contaminated blood products. Panorama examines recently released documents and asks if the government could have done more. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

Dr Janina Ramirez looks back at the 14th century, when craftsmen created the Perpendicular Gothic, a new form of architecture that was to be Britain's first cultural style. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nina Ramirez
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely
Producer:
Paul Tilzey
Director:
Paul Tilzey
Production Manager:
Nicholas Franklin
Production Coordinator:
Grace Brassington

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the ancient Christian practice of preserving holy relics and the largely forgotten art form that went with it - the reliquary. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Basil Comely
Producer:
Paul Tilzey
Director:
Paul Tilzey

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Andrew Graham-Dixon presents a profile of the food writer Alan Davidson, whose epic Oxford Companion to Food is an encyclopaedia of everything a human being can eat. Show more

Art of America

Episode One

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Latin AmericaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS South Asia

In the first episode of this six-part series exploring the history of American art, British art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon embarks on an epic journey from east to west. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Paul Tilzey
Director:
Paul Tilzey
Series Producer:
Silvia Sacco
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely

Art of America

Episode Two

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS North AmericaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS North America

British art critic Andrew Graham Dixon is in Philadelphia exploring one of the world's most expensive books - John James Audubon's exquisite Birds of America. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Paul Tilzey
Director:
Paul Tilzey
Series Producer:
Silvia Sacco
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely

Art of America

Looking for Paradise

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Latin AmericaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Europe

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

Contributors

Producer:
Paul Tilzey
Director:
Paul Tilzey
Series Producer:
Silvia Sacco
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely

Art of America

Part 2 - Modern Dreams

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Latin AmericaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Asia Pacific

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

Contributors

Producer:
Paul Tilzey
Director:
Paul Tilzey
Series Producer:
Silvia Sacco
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely

Decisive Weapons

Series 1

Episode 2: The Bell Huey - Vietnam War Horse

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Four

Series which chronicles the impact of technology on war focuses on the Bell Huey helicopter, which symbolised the American involvement in Vietnam. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Sean Bean
Series Producer:
Martin Davidson
Director:
Paul Tilzey

Decisive Weapons

Series 1

Episode 4: The Bayonet - Cold Steel

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Series chronicling the impact of technology on war focuses on the bayonet, which remained an enduring symbol of British military grit for over 300 years. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Sean Bean
Producer:
Paul Tilzey
Series Producer:
Martin Davidson