Simon Schama's Power of Art

In this compelling docudrama, Angelica Huston narrates as Kevin Kline gives voice to the pioneering artist and original fame-seeker James McNeill Whistler.

Paul Gauguin is one of the world’s most popular – and controversial – artists. Instantly recognisable, his paintings are in galleries across the globe and have been adored for their colourful beauty.

Titian’s ''Love, Desire, and Death'' unite after 450 years in London's National Gallery.

From the Romans to the Unions, a fresh perspective on British history is uncovered in the landmark series "Art That Made Us."

Johannes Vermeer is a fascinating painter whose life and works are explored here in amazing detail. An exposition of period musical pursuits is blended with the art of Vermeer and his contemporaries.

The haunting beauty of Van Gogh's creative genius is explored in extraordinary detail at the National Gallery in London.

Actor Eddie Redmayne explores artworks inspired by warfare and asks: Where does artistic expression end and propaganda begin?

Witness a year in the making of a 10-foot marble masterpiece with renowned sculptor Helaine Blumenfeld.

Simon Schama uncovers how sex and the sacred influenced Italian sculptor Bernini's ''Ecstasy of St.Teresa.''

Join Simon Schama as he investigates why Rembrandt took a knife to Claudius in 17th-century Amsterdam.

Sir Simon Schama asks: Is Jacques Louis David's revolutionary painting The Death of Marat art or propaganda?

Simon Schama recounts moments of drama in the making of great works of art. How Britain's greatest painter, JMW Turner, created one his most powerful paintings: "The Slave Ship."

Andy Serkis joins Simon Schama to reveal the triumph and grief of Van Gogh's Wheat Field with Crows.

Simon Schama tells the story of Picasso's epic Guernica, looking at both the Nazi bombing massacre that inspired the painting and Picasso's extraordinary artistic response.

Join Sir Simon Schama as he reveals the extraordinary life and work of abstract expressionist Mark Rothko.