How Art Made the World - Episode Guide

First episode of Dr Nigel Spivey's series on the power of art. This episode uncovers the most commonly-used image of all - the human body.

Dr Nigel Spivey explores how art influences life by tracing the development of the image from cave paintings to our modern obesssion with images.

Dr Nigel Spivey continues his series on the power of art with a look at the way the human image has been used from the earliest times to impress and manipulate people.

Dr Nigel Spivey investigates how imagery was deployed in ancient times and how much the modern film storytelling techniques owe to ancient artists.

Dr Nigel Spivey explores how human awareness of our own mortality inspires the creation and display of images of death.