Singer-songwriter Boy George talks to John Wilson about his formative cultural influences.

Documentary tracing the life of Hamish MacInnes, British mountaineer, stuntman and photographer. MacInnes' experiences led him to write a definitive book on mountain rescue.

Rick Stein visits the fascinating city of Palermo in northern Sicily. Like a vibrant carpet, the city is patterned with echoes of Arab, north African, French, Spanish and Italian influences, making its cuisine unique and irresistible.

Bruce Parry explores the wealth of the Amazon rainforest. He parties with the millionaires of Manaus, the Amazon's biggest city, he lives and works with illegal gold miners seeking their fortune, and he sleeps in the canopy with scientists.

BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.

BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.

BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.

BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.

BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.

BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.

Michael Palin travels to France in search of the Mediterranean view captured by his favourite artist: Scotland's Anne Redpath.

Michael Palin explores the lives and paintings of four Scottish artists known as the Colourists: John Duncan Fergusson, George Leslie Hunter, Samuel John Peploe and Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell.

Actor, comedian, presenter and writer Sir Michael Palin talks to John Wilson about his formative creative influences.

Michael Palin goes on a very different adventure, exploring the secretive life of Danish artist Vilhelm Hammershoi. Leaving few personal clues behind on his death, Michael works hard to reveal the man behind the mystery.

An elderly couple realise their dream of retiring to the seaside in Morecambe, only to find that making a life in their new home is much harder than they expected.

An independent old lady suffers a fall that decides her future.

A minor actress lands a role in a video set on a yacht, but things are not as they seem.

Sir Nicholas Hytner interviews living legend and playwright Alan Bennett on the eve of his 80th birthday. Ranging across 40 years of his work, it is the first time these long term collaborators have engaged in a full-length debate on television.

Michael Palin explores the lives and paintings of four Scottish artists known as the Colourists: John Duncan Fergusson, George Leslie Hunter, Samuel John Peploe and Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell.

Harlem-born artist, author and activist Faith Ringgold, painted some of the most truthful and empowering representations of African Americans during the 60's and 70's civil rights and women's movements.

BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.

BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.

BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.

BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.

BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.

BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.

A group of sea anglers from Zimbabwe chance their hand in the rolling seas off the coast of northern Yorkshire. On their annual day trip from Whitby, they find themselves all at sea.

Rick Stein crosses Mexico from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean, travelling through the spectacular Copper Canyon and Sierra Madre mountains. His journey ends in Mexico City, where he is driven around in an art deco VW Beetle.

Alan Bennett goes behind the scenes at Westminster Abbey and observes the comings and goings.

In Cardiff, a fake restoration reveals a Madonna. Emma Dabiri explores the story of the two Welsh sisters who donated the work while Bendor Grosvenor looks for proof of a link with Botticelli.