Private Life of a Masterpiece (TV Series)

The Private Life of a Masterpiece is a BBC documentary series examining great works of art. It ran for 5 seasons from 2001 to 2006, for a total of 22 episodes; each episode was 50 minutes long. A 7-DVD box set of the first five series was released in 2007, which re-arranged the documentaries into genres from art history. Further episodes have been broadcast from 2006 until 2010. The series is produced by independent TV company Fulmar TV, based in Cardiff, for BBC Two. The series producer, who also devised the concept of the programme, is Jeremy Bugler.