The comedy pioneer behind the Goon Show, Dr Strangelove and the Pink Panther series is explored in depth in this film, surveying his meteoric rise to fame and troubled personal life. Show more

Picasso starts to gain fame as an artist in Paris and falls in love, but the relationship is difficult, and soon his attentions are drawn to another woman. Show more

As Europe descends into war, Picasso creates some of his greatest work. Meanwhile, his personal life grows ever more complicated as he again falls in love, this time with a 17-year-old. Show more

Picasso's later years find both his creativity and his sexual appetites undimmed. He explores new artistic mediums as he starts another tempestuous relationship. Show more

Tristram Hunt presents coverage of the Museum of the Year Award 2017 and visits the finalists, which include London's Tate Modern and the Hepworth Wakefield. Show more

In this probing hour-long interview, Amol Rajan speaks to actor Ian McKellen, one of the most celebrated performers of his generation and someone who has long defied convention and expectation. Show more

Magazine arts show. Veteran broadcaster Michael Palin travels to north Wales to interview the legendary travel writer Jan Morris. Show more

Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth explores the music of punk rock. Meeting with musicians such as Buzzcocks' Pete Shelley and Chrissie Hynde. Show more

Veteran broadcaster Michael Palin travels to north Wales to interview the legendary travel writer Jan Morris. Show more

Alastair Sooke travels to America to ask just what the new president's impact on America's cultural landscape is going to be. Show more

Documentary which tells the story of abstract art in Britain through the words of some of its leading lights and documents the often-uncertain public response to abstract art. Show more

Magazine arts show. Ben Okri explores the transformative effect of the Booker prize on the career of its recipients. He tells the story of his journey since winning. Show more

Magazine arts show. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of punk, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth meets Buzzcocks' Pete Shelley and Chrissie Hynde. Show more

Magazine arts show. Lionel Shriver asks why economics, once seen as a difficult subject for fiction, has become one of the most exciting subjects for writers. Show more

Magazine arts show. Ahead of the announcement of the 2016 Museum of the Year award, Maria Balshaw visits each of the five museums shortlisted for this year's prize. Show more

Kirsty Wark and Brenda Emmanus go behind the scenes at the RA's Summer Exhibition, which this year is the vision of celebrated British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare. Show more

The Royal Academy in London returns with its summer exhibition. The BBC's coverage follows celebrated artist Yinka Shonibare as he curates the 2021 show. Show more

Amol Rajan speaks to actor Ian McKellen, one of the most celebrated performers of his generation and someone who has long defied convention and expectation.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe tells her own story of imprisonment in Iran, exclusively to Emma Barnett for a special edition of Woman’s Hour. Show more

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe tells her own story of imprisonment in Iran, exclusively to Emma Barnett for a special edition of Woman's Hour. Show more