A look at galleries as time machines.

The world of the art dealer and the people who buy expensive paintings.

The challenge of trying to find intimate moments with paintings in a public space.

Painting breaks free of the canvas and frame and takes other forms and formats.

Painting as a seemingly silent medium that is a voice for those who do not have one.

The challenge of abstract art.

How religious work still addresses the big questions.

Painted portraits and the digital age.

Today's artists give a fresh lease on life to old works.

Landscape painting and the power to capture how a place looks and feels feels.

Artists and the naked body.

How art connects the present to the past.

The stories behind famous works of art.

Tracking down previously unknown paintings by some of the world's great artists.

Art historian and critic Andrew Graham-Dixon opens his latest series with the dramatic story of French art. A story of the most powerful kings ever to rule in Europe with their glittering palaces and astounding art to go in them.

Intimate observational portraits exploring the working lives of leading artists.

A exploration of national museum collections at a time of enforced closure.