Explore the extraordinary lives of artists and writers who forged their own paths, in this BBC Four Collection.
An unusual and provocative look at the life and legacy of Oscar Wilde. (1997)
Maggi Hambling compares her life-drawing sessions to a musician practising scales. (1990)
Lucian Freud talks for the first time about his work and ambitions.
Aubrey Beardsley's drawings still retain their power to amuse and to shock. (1982)
A film study of Francis Bacon's paintings, which have been called sick and corrupt. (1966)
Drama-documentary about the Swallows and Amazons author's secret life. (2005)
Andrew Graham-Dixon considers the work of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. (2003)
The story of Augustus John and his sister Gwen. (1975)
Humphrey Burton reports on the arts in New York, from dance to graffiti. (1976)
Molly Parkin reveals some of the lessons she has learnt after a life of excess. (1996)
