Watch with Premier

E1 • The Second Moment of Creation

1. 53 min
2. TV-PG
3. CC
4. HD

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

Watch with Premier

E2 • How Do We Look?

1. 53 min
2. TV-PG
3. CC
4. HD

Mary Beard explores images of the human body in ancient art, from Mexico, Egypt and China.

Watch with Premier

E3 • Picturing Paradise

1. 53 min
2. TV-PG
3. CC
4. HD

Simon Schama explores one of our deepest artistic urges - the depiction of nature.

Watch with Premier

E4 • The Eye of Faith

1. 53 min
2. TV-G
3. CC
4. HD

Mary Beard explores how, and at what cost, different religions make the unseen visible.

Watch with Premier

E5 • The Triumph of Art

1. 53 min
2. TV-PG
3. CC
4. HD

Simon Schama examines how traditions developed in the years following the Renaissance.

Watch with Premier

E6 • First Contact

1. 53 min
2. TV-PG
3. CC
4. HD

David Olusoga shows how art was always on the frontline when distant cultures met.

Watch with Premier

E7 • Radiance

1. 53 min
2. TV-PG
3. CC
4. HD

Simon Schama looks at color and civilization, from Gothic cathedrals to Japanese prints.

Watch with Premier

E8 • The Cult of Progress

1. 53 min
2. TV-14
3. CC
4. HD

David Olusoga explores the differing artistic reaction to imperialism in the 19th century.

Watch with Premier

E9 • The Vital Spark

1. 53 min
2. TV-MA
3. CC
4. HD

Simon Schama explores the fate of creativity in the machine and profit-driven world.