Sister Wendy Beckett examines early visual art, from cave paintings and ancient Egyptian art, to the Book of Kells

The pioneering work of 14th and 15th-century artists, Giotto, Duccio, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Simon Martini, Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden and Hieronymus Bosch, from whose paintings emerged a sense of depth, character and perspective

Renaissance Florence, the Sistine Chapel and the history of the Mona Lisa come to light as Sister Wendy Beckett examines the art of 15th-century Italy

The Renaissance in Venice and northern Europe comes under the spotlight as Sister Wendy Beckett examines works by Bellini, Titian, Giorgione, Veronese, Durer, Holbein and Brueghel

The story of the Catholic church fighting back against the Reformation comes to light as Sister Wendy Beckett explores how art was used to reclaim the devout during the baroque period

The golden age of 17th-century portraiture comes under the spotlight as Sister Wendy travels to Spain, France and the Netherlands. The art-loving nun journeys from Rembrandt's Amsterdam to study the works of Velazquez at the Spanish court

English painting during the Industrial Revolution, Goya's romantic Spain, and art during the French Revolution come under the spotlight as Sister Wendy Beckett visits galleries worldwide

The art-loving nun examines the work of Manet and other impressionists, taking a journey through France to Monet's garden at Giverny and to the field where van Gogh took his own life

The art-loving nun travels to Paris and the south of France as she traces the beginnings of modern art, from Cezanne to Picasso, Matisse, Kandinsky, Dali and Klee

An examination of the growth of modernism and the avant garde through painters such as Jackson Pollock, Lucien Freud and Lichtenstein. Plus, the work of Andy Warhol - creator of pop art such as Consomme Soup and Marilyn