Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media: - All Programmes
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Keep the World Away - Finding Gwen John
Sian Eleri uncovers the real Gwen John, now revered as Wales's greatest female artist.
BBC Two Wales
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LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes
The secretive artist revealed as never before, with his voice lip-synced by Ian McKellen.
BBC Two
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Humphrey Burton: The Huw Wheldon Lecture
Humphrey Burton gives a first-hand account of the achievements of arts programme Monitor.
BBC Two
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Caroline Walker: Women's Work
Caroline Walker paints women’s lives, from housework to caregiving to creative production.
BBC Scotland
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Poems in Their Place: WB Yeats
Seamus Heaney visits Coole Park, County Galway to read some of WB Yeats's work.
BBC One Wales
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Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast
Frank Skinner loves poetry. And he thinks you might like it too.
BBC Sounds
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Julian Barnes: Beyond the Page
Julian Barnes talks to Katie Razzall about his literary life and reflections on death.
BBC Four
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Chauvet: Humanity's First Great Masterpiece
Documentary following the work of scientists at archaeological marvel the Chauvet cave.
BBC Four
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McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass
The story of Paul McCartney’s original Höfner bass and the fan-powered quest to find it.
BBC Two
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Talking Art: Cezanne
Celebrities talk about which of Cezanne's works they find most inspiring.
BBC Two
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Olivier Awards
The star-studded ceremony celebrating the best of London’s world-leading theatre shows.
BBC Two
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Romeo and Juliet with Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn
Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev star in the Royal Ballet's Romeo and Juliet. From 1977.
BBC Two
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Margot Fonteyn
A tribute to Dame Margot Fonteyn, first broadcast shortly after her death in 1991.
BBC Two
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Eve and Marilyn
Eve Arnold recalls photographing Marilyn Monroe and talks about their friendship.
BBC Two
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Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot
Revealing documentary about the creation and shooting of the acclaimed comedy movie.
BBC Two
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The Prince, the Showgirl and Me
Documentary about a young man's experience while working on a 1956 Marilyn Monroe film.
BBC Four
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Poems in Their Place: Thomas Hardy
Dr Robert Gittings visits Sturminster Newton, where Thomas Hardy enjoyed two happy years.
BBC Two
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Southbank at 75: You Are Here
An epic dance spectacular through 75 years of British youth culture.
BBC Two
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Summer of '76: Away from It All
The Harris family put aside their problems and make the best of the summer of 1976.
BBC Two
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One Foot in Arthur's Seat
Actor Ian Richardson walks up Arthur's Seat, which overlooks the city of Edinburgh.
BBC Four
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Midsummer Dreaming
Verity Sharp presents a special dream-like night of documentaries from Radio 3's archives
BBC Radio 3
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Cumming to the Cabaret
Alan Cumming emcees a one-of-a-kind club where joy becomes an act of resistance.
BBC Scotland
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The Big Deal with Steph McGovern
Steph challenges would-be dealers to battle it out in the world of contemporary art.
BBC Two
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Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum
A stellar cast of historians and experts unravel the secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry.
BBC Two
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The Coen Brothers Story
Actors and collaborators look back at the Coen brothers' remarkable career.
BBC Four
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Douglas Adams: The Ends of the Earth
A celebration of the startling wit and unexpected wisdom of the legendary sci-fi author.
BBC Sounds
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Copenhagen: A Prologue with Michael Frayn
Michael Frayn introduces a television adaptation of his highly successful play.
BBC Four
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On the Set of Belle de Jour - Release
Veteran film-maker Luis Buñuel shown at work on his 1967 film Belle de Jour.
BBC Two
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Kirsty Wark Talks to Catherine Deneuve
Kirsty Wark interviews French actress Catherine Deneuve about her life and career.
BBC Four
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A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley
The history of our curious relationship with murder is explored by Lucy Worsley.
BBC Four
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British Art at War: Bomberg, Sickert and Nash
The story of how three British artists responded to the cataclysm of World War One.
BBC Four
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A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley
Lucy Worsley delves into the history of romance in Britain.
BBC Four
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Secret Knowledge
Engaging experts reveal favourite hidden objects, forgotten places and artistic passions.
BBC Four
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The Sound and the Fury in Concert
Performances recorded for BBC Four's The Sound and the Fury: A Century of Music.
BBC
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Art of America
Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the rich, exciting and diverse art history of the USA.
BBC Four
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Art of Spain
Andrew Graham-Dixon tells the story of some of Europe's most exciting and vital art.
BBC Four
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The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain
Dr Lucy Worsley tells the story of Britain's first Georgian kings.
BBC Four
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Everything You Know Is Wrong: The Outsider Art of Squarebear
Art gave Squarebear a voice. Now he's taking it beyond home.
BBC One Northern Ireland
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An Evening with JB Priestley
JB Priestley and Jill Balcon read passages from Priestley's work to a studio audience.
BBC Two
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Henry Moore at Home
Sculptor Henry Moore gives an account of the ideas and intentions behind his work.
BBC Two
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The Riviera: A History in Pictures
Richard E Grant follows in the footsteps of artists who have painted on the Cote d'Azur.
BBC Four
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Romancing the Stone: The Golden Ages of British Sculpture
Series that reveals how sculpture communicates our most cherished beliefs and values.
BBC Four
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The Book That Changed My Life
Five surprising and inspiring stories of how books can change lives.
BBC Two
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Elin Fflur's Portmeirion
Elin Fflur celebrates the centenary of Portmeirion opening its gates to the public
BBC Radio Wales
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