Sky Arts Documentaries

An exclusive view of one of the year’s biggest exhibitions, Van Gogh and Britain at Tate Britain. Join Kate Bryan for an out of hours tour to unlock the importance of the 3 years that Van Gogh spent in Britain as a young man. With special guests Julian Schnabel, Bonnie Greer, Tai Shan Schierenberg, Lachlan Goudie and the exhibition curators.

Documentary exploring the surprising personality of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings writer, the birth of his epic tales and their huge success worldwide.

Fairport Convention: Folk Heroes tells the story of how in the late 1960s, a group of North London musicians shook traditional English folk music to its roots by fusing it with rock - simultaneously outraging the purists and delighting a new and devoted audience. Through newly filmed interviews with the band including Richard Thompson, Fairport Convention: Folk Heroes uncovers how the group survived tragedy when their drummer was killed in a car crash early-on in their career, followed by the tragic death of lead vocalist Sandy Denny and how they overcame numerous line-up changes to continually reinvent themselves by discovering and recruiting some of the finest virtuosos in the country.

The emergence of new technologies like YouTube and social media meant that the 2000’s were an era where bands and artists redefined what was possible for the music video. Alongside this directors like Garth Jennings, Spike Jonze and Michel Gondry found that advances in special effects gave them more scope to fulfil their vision.

Quadrophenia – Reunited 40 Years On reunites eight of the main cast, Phil Daniels (Jimmy), Mark Wingett (Dave), Phil Davis (Chalky), Leslie Ash (Steph), Toyah Willcox (Monkey), Gary Shail (Spider) and Trevor Laird (Ferdy), for the first time in 40 years to perform a unique table read of the original film script, hosted by Lauren Laverne and filmed in front of a live audience at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in July.

An intriguing look at the literary works and personal life of author EM Forster who wrote the celebrated novel, A Passage to India.

A preview of the movie based on the hit musical, starring Idris Elba, Judi Dench, Taylor Swift and Rebel Wilson. Arts. Full Episode Guide.