Painting
The Essay. The Genius of Disability, The Genius of Disability: Bryan Pearce - What Would I Do If I Didn't Paint? Audio, 15 minutes
Tom Shakespeare on painter Bryan Pearce, born with the metabolic disorder phenylketonuria.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Minds at War: Series 1, Der Krieg. Audio, 15 minutes
Cartoonist Martin Rowson on Otto Dix's Der Krieg, a cycle of prints of wartime experience.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Minds at War: Series 1, Paths of Glory. Audio, 15 minutes
BBC correspondent Allan Little reflects on CRW Nevinson's 1917 painting Paths of Glory.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Georgian Portraits, Martin Rowson on William Hogarth. Audio, 15 minutes
Writer and cartoonist Martin Rowson discusses the satiric genius of William Hogarth.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Finish the Bottle, Euan Uglow. Audio, 15 minutes
Art historian Martin Gayford recalls visiting the London studio of painter Euan Uglow.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Unavailable
The Essay. Finish the Bottle, Patrick Heron. Audio, 15 minutes
Art historian Martin Gayford describes spending a week observing artist Patrick Heron.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Andy's Dinosaur Adventures. Stegosaurus and Painting. Video, 13 minutes
Andy travels back 150 million years to North America, the home of stegosaurus.
- AttributionCBeebies
- Available for over a year
Between the Ears. Between the Ears at 20, Final Movement: Art Values. Audio, 30 minutes
Life model Sue Tilley features in an exploration of the value of art.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Walter Kershaw: The UK's First Street Artist? Audio, 30 minutes
Uncovering the life and work of a pioneering and under-appreciated British painter
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Jane Austen: The Unseen Portrait? Video, 59 minutes
Martha Kearney investigates a possible lost portrait of Jane Austen.
- AttributionBBC Two
- Available for 6 months
Colouring Light: Brian Clarke - An Artist Apart. Video, 58 minutes
Profile of painter Brian Clarke, one of the world's greatest stained glass artists.
- AttributionBBC Four
- Available for 8 months
Repainting Giverny. Audio, 30 minutes
Irma Kurtz travels to Monet's Giverny garden to hear how losing his sight changed his work
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Between the Ears. Anatomising a Portrait: An Epileptic Journey. Audio, 30 minutes
Susan Aldworth's creation of a portrait of epilepsy now in the National Portrait Gallery.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Hockney: Double Portrait. Video, 48 minutes
Documentary following artist David Hockney as he returns to the theme of double portraits.
- AttributionBBC Four
- Available for 5 months
