Andrew Graham-Dixon

This extraordinary film unveils the enduring mystery and astonishing revelations behind the canvas of one of the world’s most famous paintings.

As China’s economic and political influence grows, its art increasingly makes itself felt around the world. But many of its treasures have never been seen in the West. Historian Andrew Graham-Dixon takes us on an exhilarating odyssey through 3000 years of Chinese creativity. From the Terracotta Army to its modern cultural rebirth, it’s a rare insight into the Chinese mindset and how it developed.

It’s a nation famous for passion, rebellion and beauty. So it’s no surprise that art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon’s three-part tribute to French art is as visually stunning as it is dramatic. It’s a story of blood (King Louis XIV’s), guts (the idealists who overthrew the old rules to define a new revolution in art) and resistance – from the Romantics through to the Impressionists and beyond.

The Royal Collection is the last great art collection acquired by any of the royal families of Europe to have survived into the twenty-first century. Containing over a million art pieces and precious objects, it not only contains work by some of the world’s most famous artists, but it also reveals the personal history, tastes, and obsessions of the British monarchy over the last 500 years.