Artists

Michelangelo: Matter and Spirit sets out to understand the legendary renaissance artist Michelangelo and his amazing art.

Experience the wonders of Italian Renaissance art, as we embark on a quest with our host Andrew Graham-Dixon to follow the footsteps of art historian Giorgio Vasari´s book: Lives of the Artists.

Never Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki is an intimate look into legendary illustrator Hayao Miyazaki's life as he ventures through his new interest in digital animation, and his constant attempts to outdo himself.

This short documentary tells the story of master Song Shiyi, an artist who's carved jade for nearly thirty years.

This documentary follows japanese watchmaker Kikuno's exacting methods of designing and hand-machining all of the delicate parts needed to create a modern masterpiece.

Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood, also known as Fear and Loathing in Gonzovision, is a biography-styled documentary which seeks to understand the writer Hunter S. Thompson and his gonzo journalism.

Art historian Alastair Sooke explores how, in the centuries between the birth of Christ and the Renaissance, visual interpretations of the Devil evolved as he appeared in many different guises.

Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance is a four-part historic docudrama series which tells the story of a violent, dramatic and compelling family who ruled in renaissance Florence, Italy.

Meet Whang Od. She lives in the Philippines and is the last master of the art of traditional, hand-tapped Filipino tattoos.

In this unique, compelling film, those who knew Francis Bacon speak freely, some for the first time, to reveal the many mysteries of the artist.