Arts & Culture
Artist and cultural icon biographies.
Discover the artists, writers and composers whose work outlived its moment. Each story explores the discipline, experimentation and personal turning points behind an enduring cultural legacy.
Arts & Culture biographies
11 lives
Fashion Designer16 minCoco Chanel
The Revolutionary Designer Who Liberated Women's Fashion
Chef15 minJamie Oliver
The Chef Who Changed How Britain Eats
Composer16 minJohann Sebastian Bach
The Master Who Shaped Western Classical Music
Musician18 minJohn Lennon
The Dreamer Who Imagined a Better World
Artist & Inventor18 minLeonardo da Vinci
The Ultimate Renaissance Man
Musician14 minMichael Jackson
The King of Pop Who Transformed Music Forever
Sculptor & Painter18 minMichelangelo
The Divine Artist Who Sculpted the Renaissance
Painter16 minPablo Picasso
The Revolutionary Artist Who Transformed Modern Art
Painter17 minVincent van Gogh
The Tortured Artist Who Created Beauty from Pain
Playwright16 minWilliam Shakespeare
The Playwright Who Became the Greatest Writer in English Literature
Composer18 minWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Child Prodigy Who Became Music's Greatest Genius