Through some of his most famous paintings we explore Paul Gauguin’s extraordinary life as well as his attempt to escape civilization. Impressionists episode 6 looks at the painter Paul Gauguin, whose life was as colorful and varied as his painting. Impressionists and their circle have become the international superstars of Western painting. But whilst their popularity is greater […]
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The Sky at Night episode reveals how the first picture of a supermassive black hole was captured. When the photograph of the hole at the heart of the M87 galaxy was released in April, it captured the world’s imagination and made headlines everywhere. Chris Lintott reports from behind the scenes, meeting the scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope
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Sandi Toksvig and Adam Frost kick off the flower show season with a glimpse of what goes into making the the Chelsea Flower Show the most eagerly awaited event in the gardening calendar.  The Road to Chelsea goes from Grenada to Yorkshire and from Brighton to Cardiff by way of a leisurely cruise down the Thames. Sandi,
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Paul Cézanne has been called the artist’s artist as his work was bought by most of the great artists of his time, as well as Picasso who described Cézanne as ‘his only master’. Impressionists and their circle have become the international superstars of Western painting. But whilst their popularity is greater than ever, it is easy to forget
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What on Earth is Wrong With Gravity? – particle physicist Dr Brian Cox believes that the answer to the meaning of the universe lies in gravity. Both Einstein and Newton believed that gravity was powered by God. On a road trip across the USA, Brian fires lasers at the moon in Texas and goes wild in the desert in Arizona.
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From Space episode 4 – Changing Planet: cameras in space tell stories of life on our planet from a brand new perspective. At a time when the Earth’s surface is changing faster than ever in human history, watch cities grow, forest disappear and glaciers melt. In the ever-growing grey of cities one man is feeding thousands of parakeets;
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By looking at his artistic development Impressionists episode 5 shows that although Edgar Degas was a central figure amongst the Impressionists, he differed stylistically from the other members of the group, refusing for instance to paint outdoors. Impressionists and their circle have become the international superstars of Western painting. But whilst their popularity is greater than ever, it
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Gardeners World episode 10 2019: There is plenty of advice and inspiration on this week’s Gardeners’ World with Monty at Longmeadow and Adam Frost, Carol Klein and Frances Tophill at the RHS Malvern Spring Festival. At Longmeadow, Monty plants out his tomatoes, continues work in his paradise garden plus reveals plans for a new project. We travel to
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Today in Great British Menu episode 24 2019: the two remaining chefs from Northern Ireland recreate their four-course menu for the esteemed judges – food writer Matthew Fort, restaurateur Oliver Peyton and broadcaster and cook Andi Oliver. There is also a guest judge – one of the pop stars the banquet will celebrate. This week they are joined by rapper
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Garden Rescue episode 9 2019 – The Garden Rescue team are in Solihull to help Richard and Darren create their very own slice of New York’s High Line garden. The New York garden has famously turned a disused overground train line into a thriving garden that mixes contemporary paving, grass planting and leftover railway tracks. The couple want
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Gardening Australia episode 15 2019: Tino Carnevale visits a prize-winning Chrysanthemum grower, Costa Georgiadis checks out a rooftop garden oasis, Josh Byrne cracks native seed germination and Jane Edmanson looks at some native plants made for the shade.  Gardening Australia has always provided practical, trustworthy and credible gardening advice to inspire and entertain. Join Costa Georgiadis and
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This program explores the life and works of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, who is most famous for his depiction of the darker side of Parisian life at the turn of the century from concert halls and cabarets to brothels. Impressionists and their circle have become the international superstars of Western painting. But whilst their popularity is greater than ever,
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