Jazz - a fascinating blend of rigorous structure, free-wheeling creativity, close-knit ensembles and imaginative improvisation. We hear of jazz from the early years up to the Second World War, and the influences on its emergence.

Between the world wars a group of British artists explored the downland of southern England, finding in the ancient landscapes of Sussex and Wessex inspiration for new work.

This lecture uses highlights from the world's finest collections of European paintings to show how our vision of the "ideal" art collection has evolved over time.

Why do we always see depictions of Greek and Roman deities in museums, but never the Viking ones? And yet they are ubiquitous in popular culture such as cartoons and video games.