James Fox uses art to explore how our ancient relationship with nature changed with the advent of farming, cities, and faiths, and how we tried to gain control over the natural world. Show more
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James Fox takes us from East Asia and India to Europe and America, charting the 1,000-year story about our quest to understand nature. Show more
James Fox uses art to explore the relationship between humans and nature across the last hundred years. Show more
Richard Clay explores utopian visions for a better world - from radical politics to online communities - and asks if they can inspire real change. Show more
Can utopian visions for living ever reconcile the tension between the group and the individual, the rules and the desire to break free? Show more
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Richard Clay asks if utopia is, ultimately, a state of mind. Can we all find our utopia in a perfect moment of transcendence, artistic expression or hedonism? Show more
Documentary series. James Fox tells the story of Australia's indigenous culture, the oldest continuous culture anywhere in the world. Show more
Afua explores how a younger generation of Moroccan creatives are transforming old traditions into thrilling new music, art, weaving and photography, with women spearheading the change. Show more
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Documentary series. In Arnhem Land, Northern Australia, a family works to create a 'yidaki' - an ancient and sacred Aboriginal instrument also known as a didgeridoo. Show more
Documentary series. One of the last traditional weavers on the Polynesian island of Rurutu creates a ceremonial 'taupoo', a hat made from pandanus leaves. Show more
Documentary series. In his exploration of the collision of the West and Pacific culture, James Fox explores how the West has created a vision of Polynesia as paradise. Show more
Documentary series. James Fox explores how New Zealand's indigenous Maori people resisted colonisation and marginalisation and maintained their distinctive culture. Show more
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Documentary series. With chainsaws, adzes, and over 30 different chisels, Maori carver Logan Okiwi Shipgood crafts a 6ft tall 'pou' statue from native New Zealand timber. Show more
For artist Dalani Tanahy, the painstaking process of creating 'kapa' - cloth made from tree bark - symbolises the resurgence of indigenous Hawaiian pride and identity. Show more
Documentary series. Afua Hirsch traces Ethiopia's proud 3,000-year history through its art and culture, exploring a civilisation as significant as any in the west. Show more
In Senegal, Afua Hirsch discovers how exuberant hip-hop, film and fashion scenes have fed off colonial history, and she traces the story of a poet who became the father of Senegalese independence. Show more
Afua Hirsch tells the epic story of Kenya, exploring how artists, musicians and writers have responded to the country's colonial past and asserted a new identity through art. Show more