Arts & Literature
Agatha Christie's England
Explore the real-life magical places that inspired Agatha Christie’s stories, from the sleepy seaside chocolate box villages she lived in as a child to the luxury hotels and trains she visited as an adult.
Inside the Mind of Agatha Christie
A close look into Agatha Christie’s inner world. Explore her vast archive of personal notebooks, expert interviews, and rare and personal testimony from her descendants to get into the mind of the greatest writer of our time.
Art That Made Us
This ambitious series reveals how art has shaped the diverse story of the British Isles. From warrior tales of medieval Welsh resistance through to Stormzy’s iconic Glastonbury headline show, the entire history of the nation is explored through its artworks and the creative minds behind them. Contemporary artists revisit pieces from the past and find inspiration for their own creative pursuits.
Civilizations
A groundbreaking investigation into the extraordinary role of art and artists in the development of human culture. Leading historians look at how creativity helped form and protect empires and religions and why it proved so powerfully persuasive, so controversial and so intoxicating in shaping great nations. The series also explores why we continue to invest so much time, effort and money in art.
In Search of the Brontës
This is the extraordinary story of the world’s most famous literary sisters. This fascinating two-part dramatization follows Charlotte, Anne and Emily Brontë from the hopes and ambitions of childhood to the triumphs and traumas of their adult lives. Based on their letters and new research, Patricia Routledge narrates the true Brontë family history, touched by genius but blighted by tragedy.