Art of Faith I is a visually sumptuous series filmed in HD exploring the architecture and art of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The three-hour-long films, presented and narrated by the broadcaster John McCarthy, visit many of the greatest and most significant religious buildings in the world.
View Details >>Art of Faith I: Islam asks; how do very different mosques across the world express the fundamentals of Islam? And what are the stories of other buildings of the faith, like madrassas – the religious schools – and mausoleums?
View Details >>The history of Hinduism is as complex as the stories of its many deities and the architecture of this religion serves as an excellent place to understand the meanings of the major gods and their myths.
View Details >>Religions of the Tao examines the traditions of Taoism that include Shinto, Confucianism, and Chinese folk religion, which focus on the Tao, the origin and law of all things in the universe.
View Details >>AZTECS introduces the last great civilisation of central Mexico, which flourished from the mid-14th century to its destruction by the invading Spanish in 1521.
View Details >>Produced in association with Tate and Artsworld. In the early nineteenth century John Constable revolutionised landscape painting and the way in which we see the natural world.
View Details >>Dulwich Picture Gallery is England’s first purpose-built public art gallery. Designed by Sir John Soane, the influential building holds one of the world’s finest Old Master collections including great works by Poussin, Rubens, Canaletto and Reynolds.
View Details >>The only child of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth was born on September 7 1533 in Greenwich Palace. Illustrated with many key exhibition exhibits, this film explores Elizabeth’s life and characters, the England she governed, and the court in which she lived.
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Matthew Bourne brings his unique take on the legendary 1948 feature film.
Shakespeare’s classic love story is given a novel twist by being set in the dystopian “Verona Institution”.
