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  • BBC Four

Nature and Us: A History Through Art

  • 2021
  • Returning Series
  • Documentary
  • ~59m / ep
  • 1 season

Art historian James Fox tells the story of our ever-changing relationship with nature through the lens of some of the world’s most extraordinary artwork.

Latest: Season 1 · 2021

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  1. E1. Out of Nature

    Oct 11, 2021 · 59m

    James Fox uses art to explore how our ancient relationship with nature changed with the advent of farming, cities, and faiths, and how we tried to gain control over the natural world.

  2. E2. Understanding Nature

    Oct 18, 2021 · 59m

    James Fox takes us from East Asia and India to Europe and America, charting the 1,000-year story about our quest to understand nature.

  3. E3. Future Nature

    Oct 25, 2021 · 59m

    James Fox uses art to explore the relationship between humans and nature across the last hundred years.