Art, Design and Literature

Grand Designs

7 Series, 108 Episodes

Presenter Kevin McCloud follows some of Britain's most ambitious self-building projects, as intrepid individuals attempt to design and construct the home of their dreams.

The Restoration Man

16 Episodes

George Clarke helps rescue neglected architectural treasures across Britain

The Shooting Gallery

4 Episodes

Channel 4's zone for great short films and web virals

Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

1 Episode

An examination of the myth of Frankenstein and how Mary Shelley's story has been depicted, with access to Danny Boyle's sell-out hit at the National Theatre

The Genius of British Art

6 Episodes

Six passionate polemics - delivered by presenters ranging from David Starkey to Janet Street Porter - demonstrate how British art has shaped and forged Britain and British identity

Turner Prize

1 Episode

The Turner Prize is one of the most prestigious awards for the visual arts in Europe

Big Dance 2012

1 Episode

Wayne McGregor choreographs over 35 dance groups to perform a 40-minute dance piece in Trafalgar Square for the London 2012 Festival

Grand Designs Revisited

4 Series, 17 Episodes

Kevin McCloud returns to see how past projects have developed and ask the question was it all worth it?

The TV Book Club

28 Episodes

Books, reviews, debates, author interviews and more from The TV Book Club

One Man Walking

1 Episode

Dance film One Man Walking is a powerful and stylish collision of krump, hip hop, B-boy and parkour, set on the streets of London

Home of the Future

5 Episodes

A family learn to live with the technology - and the challenges - of the future

Booked: Stars of Galaxy National Book Awards

6 Episodes

Celebrity talk show featuring exclusive interviews with the winners of the Galaxy National Book Awards 2011

Vic Reeves' Turner Prize Moments

1 Episode

Vic Reeves looks back at the controversy, shock and outrage of 20 years of Turner Prize coverage and assesses its impact on the British public's appetite for art

John Le Carre: A Life Unmasked

1 Episode

John le Carre speaks with unprecedented candour about his life, and about his career as both special agent and celebrated author

Tate Modern & National Gallery

28 Episodes

An educational series that delivers some of the most celebrated examples of art from what are now the most famous and visited galleries of modern and classic art in the world

Self Portrait UK

6 Episodes

Educational series featuring well-known people talking about how they see themselves and showing their self-portraits to encourage young people to think about how they are portrayed

Kevin McCloud and the Big Town Plan

4 Episodes

Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud follows an innovative community-led regeneration scheme in the former mining town of Castleford in Yorkshire

Painting the Mind

1 Episode

When builder Tommy McHugh and chiropractor Jon Sarkin suffered massive brain traumas, they suddenly revealed a previously hidden talent: to create art that amazed critics and collectors

A Dance to the Music of Time

4 Episodes

An adaptation of Anthony Powell's 12-volume novel sequence - a sharp, comic portrait of upper-class and bohemian England, spanning almost a century, from the early 20s to modern times

The Art Show

1 Episode

Contemporary arts strand that offers viewers a series of highly imaginative, provocative and unapologetically irreverent films covering the modern art scene

Better by Design

1 Episode

Multi-award-winning designers Richard Seymour and Dick Powell rethink malfunctioning everyday objects, from unsound burglar alarms to rubbish kitchen bins

Matt's Old Masters

4 Episodes

Matt Collings drags the Old Masters out of the rarefied, hallowed atmosphere of the museum, blinking into the light of the 21st century and asks: what do they have to offer us now?

Operatunity

4 Episodes

Can someone who has never sung opera professionally handle a major role in an English National Opera production onstage at the London Coliseum with world-class singers? This unique series finds out...

Remembering World War I

7 Episodes

Some of Britain's finest actors read poetry from World War I

Watercolour Challenge

49 Episodes

A 49-part series hosted by actress Hannah Gordon, the challenge is to find Britain's best amateur painter and along the way to explore the landscapes of Britain