Arts

Clara Amfo and Rhianna Dhillon honour the stars behind the screen of 2020’s best films.

Handel’s much-loved masterpiece performed by outstanding talent such as Nadine Benjamin.

Three people reveal their truths about love, loss and the importance of human connection.

Rogue art dealer Michel Cohen swindled millions before disappearing – until now.

The Nobel Prize-winning novelist shares the inspiration behind his work and future plans.

Emma Berthoud offers bibliotherapy to Greg Davies, with the help of writer Molly Flatt.

Nick Broomfield's moving tribute to four generations of his family and an entire nation.

Astonishing unheard interviews reveal the woman who sang the truth - and paid the price.

Samira Ahmed unveils the stunning history of a Persian empire, its people and culture.

The Nigerian icon who pioneered the sound of a continent and fought injustice with music.

Emerging female directors tell stories on body image, new love, grief and belonging.

Delving into a very different art world, one where good art is in the hands of bad men.

A Journey to the Heart of Independent Venues and Their Communities with Philip Selway

A tale of obsession, possession and one girl's dream to be the greatest dancer.

The legendary vampire lives on in this ballet adaptation of Bram Stoker’s gothic romance.

Lennie James, Alison Steadman, James Norton and many more star in tales of lockdown.

A tale of family, regret, and unrequited love. Starring Toby Jones and Richard Armitage.

A stunning collection of performances by stars such as Natalia Osipova and Edward Watson.

Disabled and non-disabled dancers explore human interdependence and vulnerability.

Performance artist Bryony Kimmings writes and directs an operetta inspired by single mums.

Classic Shakespeare play adapted for television by Russell T Davies.

A performance capture of Revisor from dance-theatre makers Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young

Elite dancers from across the globe create a modern-day Swan Lake from their own bathtubs.

Award-winning artist Kae Tempest hosts a night of poetry.

At the far end of the world, two young lovers fight for a fortune, and for freedom.

In 1950s India, passionate Lata is torn between family and the promise of romance.

He's wounded physically and emotionally, but Strike can crack the most complex of cases.

Three weeks, six countries - one divorce?

There's no escape in this gritty tale of revenge and survival starring James Norton.

Popular Connell and aloof Marianne begin an electric affair that changes their lives.

Eve wants excitement. Villanelle wants to kill. Starring Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh.

Miles’ life is one big blah, until he meets sexy, screwed-up, fascinating Alaska Young.

Sephy and Callum are in love - and on the wrong side of a race war.

Hugh Grant is Jeremy Thorpe, one of British politics’ rising stars... with a dark secret.

Emma is naive about matters of the heart – and fails to notice true love blooming.

The Musketeers fight for social justice – for honour, for love and for the thrill of it.

Delving into a very different art world, one where good art is in the hands of bad men.

The story of Ike White, who recorded a legendary soul album while in jail for murder.

When art met activitism – a host of stars on the quest for inclusion on and off screen.

Afua Hirsch traces Ethiopia's 3,000-year history through its art and culture.

Simon Schama looks at the pivotal role art has played in the forging of humanity itself.

His journey from working-class Dudley to one of our most celebrated black performers.

The ultimate story of 80s art icon Keith Haring, who left a big legacy in his brief life.

Samira Ahmed unveils the stunning history of a Persian empire, its people and culture.

With his eyesight failing landscape artist James Morrison attempts one final masterpiece.

To mark her 75th birthday, the artist tells her story as she works on a mystery canvas.

The ultimate story of 80s art icon Keith Haring, who left a big legacy in his brief life.

A unique insight into the life of celebrated painter Paula Rego, directed by her son.

Visual artist Rita Duffy tells how she has reflected NI society and politics in her work.

A landmark exhibit of Tracey Emin's work alongside paintings by her hero Edvard Munch.

A look at Titian's greatest masterpieces, currently in quarantine at the National Gallery.

Bendor Grosvenor and Emma Dabiri investigate two neglected religious paintings.

Andrew Graham-Dixon considers the work of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. (2003)

How American painter Bob Ross became a pop culture icon.

A film study of Francis Bacon's paintings, which have been called sick and corrupt. (1966)

Ken Russell's film on the Young British Artists of the Pop Art movement. (1962)

Alex Clark talks to the queen of crime Val McDermid.

With toxic masculinity in the spotlight daily, writers discuss what it is to ‘be a man’.

Emma Berthoud offers bibliotherapy to Greg Davies, with the help of writer Molly Flatt.

Revealing his influences, the novelist kept quiet about his own MI5 and MI6 career.

Sara Cox entertains a host of celebrity guests where books spark the banter.

Simon Schama explores the artists who created the secular icons of our democratic world.

The Nobel Prize-winning novelist shares the inspiration behind his work and future plans.

Joan Bakewell visits Haworth in Yorkshire, home of the Brontes. (1977)

Emma Vardy introduces a light-hearted celebration of books and reading.

Jeremy Isaacs talks to the American writer Maya Angelou about her life. (1994)

Author Patricia Cornwell is convinced she knows Jack the Ripper's true identity. (2002)

Revealing some of the bestselling Northern Irish authors sweeping readers off their feet.

The Nobel Prize-winning novelist shares the inspiration behind his work and future plans.

Creative ways the arts are adapting, from drive-in operas to live streaming theatre.

Alan Yentob meets the playwright, actor and theatre director Kwame Kwei-Armah.

Writer Lemn Sissay recalls being the only black child in a northern town in the 1970s.

His journey from working-class Dudley to one of our most celebrated black performers.

The author Nawal El Saadawi was a global legend, imagine... visited her in Cairo.

Alan Yentob meets Anish Kapoor, one of Britain's most accomplished and popular sculptors.

A profile of Howard Hodgkin, one of Britain's most successful living painters.