A unique insight into the life and work of celebrated painter Paula Rego directed by her son, film-maker Nick Willing. Notoriously private and guarded, Rego opens up for the first time, surprising her son with secrets and stories of her unique life, battling fascism, a misogynistic art world and manic depression.
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Before the Flood
Public Service Announcement.
Watch as Leonardo DiCaprio explores the current and predicted effects of man-made climate change, and discovers what must be done today to prevent catastrophic disruption of life on our planet.
The Mystery of Van Gogh's Ear
What happened on the December night in 1888 when Vincent van Gogh took a blade to his own ear?
To mark the exhibition: On the Verge of Insanity at the +Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Jeremy Paxman joins art sleuth Bernadette Murphy on her amazing quest to discover the truth - what exactly did the artist do, why did he do it and who was the unknown girl he is said to have handed his severed ear to, her real identity kept secret by her family for over a century?
The Bankers Guide to Art
Thinking of building a high value art collection?
This one's for you.
BBC documentary looking at the high-stakes and sometimes murky world of art collecting
The Bankers Guide to Art - BBC iPlayer
Grayson Perry: All Man
Definitely worth watching this three-part series on masculinity with artist Grayson Perry.
Episode one looks into MMA cage fighting in the North of England.
Grayson Perry ceramic penis inspired by City of London Bankers
Louis Theroux- A Different Brain
Your brain is you. So when it becomes injured it can have massive effects on your personality. Louis Theroux takes a look at the issues that some of the estimated one million people in the UK living with the long-term effects of a brain injury have to deal with.
Matt Connors / Matt Wolf
An interesting talk between painter Matt Connors and documentary film maker Matt Wolf at The Walker Art Centre