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The Plinth, the Model, the Artist and his Sculpture

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Documentary about the sculpture by leading British artist Marc Quinn of a naked, pregnant disabled woman that was unveiled on the empty fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square in 2005. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Yentob
Series Producer:
Janet Lee
Director:
Kate Misrahi

The Culture Show

2013/2014

Episode 21: Vicky Featherstone - All Change at the Royal Court

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Clemency Burton-Hill presents a candid and revealing profile of Vicky Featherstone, the Royal Court's first female artistic director in its 57 year history. Show more

The Culture Show

All Change at the Royal Court

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS South Asia

Clemency Burton-Hill presents a candid and revealing profile of Vicky Featherstone, the Royal Court's first female artistic director in its 57 year history. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Vicky Featherstone
Participant:
Abi Morgan
Participant:
Dennis Kelly
Participant:
Michael Billington
Director:
Kate Misrahi
Series Editor:
Janet Lee

The 80s with Dominic Sandbrook

Episode 3: World in Motion

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Dominic Sandbrook looks at a dynamic decade. The late 80s saw Britain transformed, from the rise of the yuppie to a growing disconnection from the political elite. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Chris Granlund
Series Producer:
Alexander Leith
Producer:
Kate Misrahi
Director:
Kate Misrahi

How We Built Britain

Episode 6: The South: Dreams of Tomorrow

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One West MidlandsLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

David Dimbleby's journey through Britain's architecture concludes with a look at how 20th-century developments changed southern England. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Four HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Profile of architecture critic Ian Nairn who led a blistering attack on the soulless destruction of Britain by shoddy post-war planners, but who was a flawed, troubled character. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Kate Misrahi
Producer:
Kate Misrahi
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely
Narrator:
Bill Paterson

The Culture Show

2014/2015

Episode 2: Sir Kenneth Clark: Portrait of a Civilised Man - A Culture Show Special

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

A documentary looking at the life of Sir Kenneth Clark, who transformed the cultural landscape with his famous Civilisation series, one of the most ambitious arts series to date. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
David Attenborough
Participant:
Chris Stephens
Director:
Kate Misrahi
Series Editor:
Janet Lee
Participant:
John Wyver
Participant:
James Stourton
Participant:
Catherine Porteous
Participant:
Colette Clark
Participant:
Mary Moore
Participant:
John Wyver

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

To mark the opening of the revamped Tate Modern, a look behind the scenes to reveal new director Frances Morris's drive to make it a museum for the 21st century. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew Marr
Presenter:
Brenda Emmanus
Producer:
Kate Misrahi
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson

Art That Made Us

Series 1

Wars and Peace

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for years

The world wars force artists to grapple with destruction and savagery, challenging conventions and the old imperial order, while those fleeing war bring new ideas to Britain. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Kate Misrahi
Producer:
Helena Hunt
Series Producer:
Melanie Fall
Executive Producer:
Russell Barnes
Executive Producer:
Denys Blakeway
Production Company:
ClearStory Ltd

The British at Work

Episode 3: To Have and Have Not, 1980-1995

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Kirsty Young looks at work in the 80s and 90s, an era of startling contrasts where jobs could enrich and exhilarate or humble and humiliate people. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Young
Presenter:
Kirsty Young
Director:
Kate Misrahi
Director:
Kate Misrahi
Producer:
Kate Misrahi
Producer:
Kate Misrahi
Series Producer:
Steve Condie
Series Producer:
Steve Condie
Executive Producer:
Darren Kemp
Executive Producer:
Darren Kemp

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Documentary series. Lucy Worsley discovers how the history of the English Reformation has been manipulated and mythologised for generations. Show more

London Fashion Week

2015

Grace Victory's Top Picks

Duration: 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC Three HD

Award-winning fashion vlogger Grace Victory brings high fashion to a mass audience in this iPlayer exclusive. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Grace Victory
Producer:
Kate Misrahi
Director:
Kate Misrahi
Series Producer:
John Mullen
Executive Producer:
Janet Lee

Artsnight

Andrew Graham-Dixon Goes Public

Duration: 30 minutes

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

For his edition of Artsnight, art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon wants to explore what people outside the 'art bubble' make of the kinds of sculptures and paintings he writes about. Show more

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Asia Pacific

To mark the opening of the revamped Tate Modern art gallery in London, a look behind the scenes to reveal director Frances Morris' drive to make it a museum for the 21st century. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew Marr
Presenter:
Brenda Emmanus
Producer:
Kate Misrahi
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson

The Thirties in Colour

Episode 4: End of an Era

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Series using film and photography to examine the 1930s. Features amateur film shot by travellers in Europe, including the streets of Berlin decked in red swastikas. Show more

Artsnight

Series 2

Episode 24: Andrew Graham-Dixon Goes Public

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Magazine arts show. In an experiment with the Tate, a cross-section of British society reveals what it thinks about famous public artworks. Show more

The Victorians

Series 1

Episode 2: Home Sweet Home

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Jeremy Paxman continues his exploration of the Victorian world by entering the Victorian home, a haven of order. But he soon discovers all was not as it seemed. Show more

The Victorians

Series 1 - 30 Minute Versions

Episode 2: Home Sweet Home

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Jeremy Paxman continues his exploration of the Victorian world by entering the Victorian home, a haven of order. But he soon discovers all was not as it seemed. Show more

Seven Ages of Britain

Episode 5: Age of Money

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

The story of Britain through its art. In the 18th century, the triumph of commerce led to the emergence of a new 'middle' class, who craved pleasure and novelty. Show more