S01E01 The Line of Enquiry
Andrew Graham-Dixon takes a look at the many ways in which drawing has connected us with the natural world and also how it has helped advance scientific enquiry, from the Italian Renaissance right through to...
The Secret of Drawing
Overview
This four part series, presented by Andrew Graham-Dixon, explores how drawing has shaped our lives. Join him to discover the history of drawing and its relevance to the modern world.
Episodes
S01E02 Storylines
Andrew Graham-Dixon examines the variety of ways in which drawing has been used throughout the centuries to tell narrative stories, many of them dark or satirical, from animation to Japanese manga books. Political cartoonist Martin...
S01E03 All in the Mind
Andrew Graham-Dixon examines the variety of ways in which drawing intimately expresses the creative mind, from the very beginnings of art, the drawings on the ceiling of the Altamira caves in Spain, to the remarkable...
S01E04 Drawing by Design
Andrew Graham-Dixon presents a series on the history of drawing. He examines how drawing has been used by designers throughout the centuries as a means of expressing their ideas. In Las Vegas he meets Mark...
