Art, Design and Literature

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?

Damien Hirst

1 Episode

To coincide with the first major retrospective of Damien Hirst's work in the UK, Channel 4 presents two documentaries and an exclusive online video tour of the exhibition, coming soon

Home of the Future

5 Episodes

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

The Great Wall of China

1 Episode

This intriguing documentary tells the story behind the Great Wall of China, one of the world's great wonders and the most ambitious building project ever attempted

The Restoration Man

9 Episodes

George Clarke helps rescue neglected architectural treasures across Britain

Life Class: Today's Nude

5 Episodes

Artist Alan Kane breaks with the conventions of fine art by bringing the live nude model to daytime television. Watch and learn, or get involved yourself...

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 Landscape Man

6 Episodes

Expert gardener Matthew Wilson helps couples design and create bold and beautiful gardens

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

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

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

Kevin McCloud's Grand Tour

4 Episodes

Kevin McCloud follows in the footsteps of some of the most notorious aristocrats, artists and architects of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, as he explores the lasting legacy of the 'Grand Tour'

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

The Shooting Gallery

2 Series, 2 Episodes

A collection of original material, award-winning shorts and internet hits focusing on still image and photography

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

Toulouse Lautrec: The Full Story

1 Episode

Art critic Waldemar Januszczak tells the story of one of the world's most notorious artists: the French painter Toulouse Lautrec

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

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

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

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?

The TV Book Club

46 Episodes

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

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

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

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...

Random Acts

11 Episodes

Arts strand Random Acts showcases 260 diverse, specially commissioned three-minute films chosen for their bold and original expressions of creativity

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