In this series senior curator of Christchurch Art Gallery, Justin Paton, embarks on a highly visual journey of exploration across the painted world to uncover and examine the marvels and mysteries of painting.

In this series senior curator of Christchurch Art Gallery, Justin Paton, embarks on a highly visual journey of exploration across the painted world to uncover and examine the marvels and mysteries of painting.

In this series senior curator of Christchurch Art Gallery, Justin Paton, embarks on a highly visual journey of exploration across the painted world to uncover and examine the marvels and mysteries of painting.

In this series senior curator of Christchurch Art Gallery, Justin Paton, embarks on a highly visual journey of exploration across the painted world to uncover and examine the marvels and mysteries of painting.

In this series senior curator of Christchurch Art Gallery, Justin Paton, embarks on a highly visual journey of exploration across the painted world to uncover and examine the marvels and mysteries of painting.

In this series senior curator of Christchurch Art Gallery, Justin Paton, embarks on a highly visual journey of exploration across the painted world to uncover and examine the marvels and mysteries of painting.

In this series senior curator of Christchurch Art Gallery, Justin Paton, embarks on a highly visual journey of exploration across the painted world to uncover and examine the marvels and mysteries of painting.

In this series senior curator of Christchurch Art Gallery, Justin Paton, embarks on a highly visual journey of exploration across the painted world to uncover and examine the marvels and mysteries of painting.

In this series senior curator of Christchurch Art Gallery, Justin Paton, embarks on a highly visual journey of exploration across the painted world to uncover and examine the marvels and mysteries of painting.

In this series senior curator of Christchurch Art Gallery, Justin Paton, embarks on a highly visual journey of exploration across the painted world to uncover and examine the marvels and mysteries of painting.

In this series senior curator of Christchurch Art Gallery, Justin Paton, embarks on a highly visual journey of exploration across the painted world to uncover and examine the marvels and mysteries of painting.

In this series senior curator of Christchurch Art Gallery, Justin Paton, embarks on a highly visual journey of exploration across the painted world to uncover and examine the marvels and mysteries of painting.

The first Māori to be knighted (Sir James Carroll), the Māori MP who took on the church to the Supreme Court (Wī Parata Te Kakakura), and man whose writings would prove invaluable for the Ngāi Tahu treaty claim (Hori Kerei Taiaroa).

The chief Lindauer painted with a Huia bird as an earring (Tukukino Te Ahiātaewa), his cousin who had no time for Pākehā (Taraia Ngakuti Te Tumuhuia) and the chief who as a boy was gifted a nail and a potato by Captain Cook (Te Horeta Te Taniwha).

The chief who was responsible for the town of Foxton (Ihakara Tukumaru), the girl who stole the heart of a prince (Terewai Grace Elkington Horomona) and the pragmatic chief who wanted to set up a Māori parliament (Ngatuere Tawhirimatea Tawhao).

The old chief who named himself King George (Hori Kingi Te Anaua), the young warrior determined to make a name for himself (Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui aka Major Kemp) and woman whose mana and skill with a taiaha made her a must for large ceremonies (Te Mata Kaihoe). (FINAL)

Ihaka Whaanga -- Wahanui Te Huatare -- Tāmati Pirimona Marino

Renata Kawepo -- Heeni Hirini -- Paora Tuhaere

Pare Watana -- Kamariera Te Hau Takiri Wharepapa -- Eru Tamaikoha Te Ariari

Rangi Topeora -- Te Hapuku -- Eruera Maihi Patuone

Hakopa Te Ata o Tu -- Huria Matenga -- Kingi Tāwhiao

Topine Te Mamaku -- Te Paea Hinerangi -- Tuhoto Ariki

The Major who fought with the crown to advance his people’s cause (Rapata Wahawaha), the prophet who danced with the rainbow (Pera Tutoko) and cultivator of food to feed the people (Henare Potae).

Tokena Te Kerehi -- Te Rangi Pikinga -- Tamati Waka Nene

Working primarily in charcoal, oil and ink, producing larger than life and detailed figures, Lorene Taurerewa draws on the immortal qualities of her ancestors for inspiration. A winner of the Martin Hughes Contemporary Pacific Art Award in 2006, she has been exhibiting internationally for close to a decade, and this show documents the lead up to her first solo show at the Native American Indian Community House in Lower Manhattan.

Leon Kipa is a designer whose work is inspired by his two passions carving and three-dimensional designs. His aim to create objects that have both a Maori theme and everyday use. He has high hopes his Maori superhero toy, Tu, will have mass market appeal that may one day rival something like Buzz Lightyear.

Suzanne Tamaki, of Otaki, is a fibre artist whose costumes and jewellery comes from the myths and legends of the Pacific, and indigenous costumes from around the world. A founding member of the Pacific Sisters fashion collective, took part in the Sydney Biennale, her work is also a political statement about perceptions of Maori, past and present. This programme looks at her Native Eye project, based on research of late-19th Century and early-20th Century photographs and painted portraits of Maori.

Wayne Te Rangi was injured in 1985, and is a C4 complete tetraplegic. Wayne is a very talented mouth painter working with the MFPA. He likes to keep active and so also runs a fishing charter business along with Tom Callagher

Dancer, choreographer and lecturer Terri Ripeka Crawford is known for her collaborations across the creative sphere, bringing together fine art, drama, music and film, and her love of dance. She is also a keen photographer, and she says her guiding kaupapa is Maori dance the geographical, anatomical and spiritual embodiment of our ancestors'.

Peata Larkin's language is that of geometric abstraction and pattern deeply informed by Maori culture. Larkin has pioneered a way of making which is unique. Acrylic paint is pushed through a weave substrate so that the works acquire sculptural characteristics. Individual dots of colour are presented in an abstract pattern (based on Maori weaving)

Gish is part of a new generation of Maori comedians who is cracking up audiences all over Aotearoa.

Young upcoming stencil artist Hayley King, and her range of art under the moniker Flox.

The publican and entrepreneur (Whetoi Pomare), the retired warrior who wanted to wrestle Queen Victoria’s lions (Paratene Te Manu), and the young MP who dedicated his life to the people (Hone Heke Ngapua).

Tonight: We meet Katz Maihi and master carver, actor and author, Gordon Toi. (PREMIERE)

The man Lindauer had a special relationship with (Harawira Mahikai Te Tatere), and the whānau who mortgaged the farm to bring their tūpuna home.

Isaac Aesili is a multi-talented musician, DJ, horn player, composer, and music producer. What makes him tick, and how does he balance all these facets of his life? (REPEAT)

Christall Rata-Lowe is a fibre artist and arguably one of the most intriguing of her generation. (R)

Russ Flatt's dream to become a famous photographer took him all the way to the most glamorous cities in the world - London, Paris and New York. He has gone on to photograph some of the worlds most iconic and beautiful stars in fashion, music and film. Family illness brought him home. (R)

Billy Apple: enigma, con man, or artist? Being Billy Apple looks at one of New Zealand's most controversial contemporary artists: a man who changed his name, then turned himself into a brand. Director Leanne Pooley follows Apple's life, and looks at his work in the context of the development of conceptual art overseas. This 70-minute documentary sees Apple talking with the filmmaker about whether it is important his face is even seen on screen.

Attracted by the rich culture and dirt-cheap rent Berlin has become a mecca for artists from all around the world. Broke But Sexy follows a small group of Kiwi artists living and working in Berlin. Artists interviewed include musician Ladi6, painter Judy Millar, critical engineer Julian Oliver, poet Kate Camp, dancers Lisa Densem, Josh Rutter and Cat Ruka and theatre director Geoff Pinfield.

The storytelling and conservation work of Joe Harawira, plus his powerful return home from Waikato to his marae Taiwhakaea in Whakatane.

Maisey Rika is a soulful musician and singer from Whakatane. Her original music, which is both provocative and playful, is bringing her national and international attention.

The Art of Frances Hodgkins Centenary exhibition has just finished at the Auckland Art Gallery. A article 'The Art of Frances Hodgkins' published in the catalogue has aroused considerable discussion and criticism and points arising from it are discussed by Anthony Green, Professor of Art History at the University of Auckland and Ian Roberts, Author. Other contributors: David Armitage, Author Gil Docking, Director, Auckland Art Gallery Dr. Eric McCormack, Biographer The article was removed when the exhibition moved to Melbourne, on the grounds of 'only being suitable for New Zealand.

There has been dissatisfaction with the workings of the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council, established in 1963 to promote the arts. The discussion is on the role of the Arts Council and how it is fulfilling this. Anthony Green, Head, Art History, University of Auckland Neil McGough, Secretary , Auckland Branch, Musician's Union Professor Robert Chapman, Department of Politics, University of Auckland.

Follows one of New Zealand's most important contemporary sculptors over six months as she develops new work, using a variety of materials and techniques. A series of conversations with Christine provides the narrative for the documentary. While concentrating on current work, Christine also revisits her iconic Country Clothesline (1972). Originally produced for Artsville series.

On the famed “Museum Island” in the river that winds through Berlin are five world-class museums that display antiquities from prehistory to the mid 20th Century. In this episode, we pit two skilled warriors against each other to discover why some Viking swords are more deadly than others. We compare an ancient Greek monument with Hitler’s podium to discover the secret power of architecture, then decipher the code embossed on a golden hat that reveals a Bronze Age wizard. We gaze at the incomparable bust of Nefertiti with an historian who believes her beauty secret was more than skin deep, then find out how easy it is to make stone statues explode but how hard it is to put the pieces back together. And finally, we find out why the art the Nazis hated is now displayed in an archeological museum.

London, UK The Imperial War Museum tells the story of Britain at war, from World War One to the present, through a collection of 10 million items, from guns to planes to medals to cyanide pills, at five locations in England visited by over 2 million people every year. In this episode, we descend into Churchill's top secret underground bunker to discover why he was an irreplaceable leader. We find out how a London housewife became a spy who withstood horrific Nazi torture to protect a vital secret, then take cover in a World War One trench as we reveal the story of a Nobel Prize winning physicist whose discovery turned the tide of the war. We meet an aging cold warrior who exposes dark truths about atomic weapons hidden from the British people for 50 years, then fly above Iraq with British top guns to discover how to stay frosty when enemy missiles lock on. And finally we follow a team of military researchers as they close in on the holy grail of camouflage: how to make a soldier invisible.

Istanbul Once the palace of the Sultans of the Ottoman Empire, Topkapi is a vast treasury of Islamic culture, science and weaponry, visited by over 2 million people every year. In this episode, at the foot of Istanbul's ancient walls we discover how a Muslim invader bested Christian defenders by using their superstitions against them. In the city's famed spice market we seek a poison to assassinate a Sultan, then in the Sultan's private residence we investigate how a Harem slave rose to rule an empire. In the sea at the museum's doorstep we discover how a Turkish admiral got his hands on the lost map of Christopher Columbus, then unearth a forgotten civilization that fought the mighty Pharaohs of Egypt to a draw. And finally, we test Islamic scientific theories to create a working model of the world's first robot.

London's Natural History Museum is a cathedral of nature, housing over 70 million specimens, and visited by more than 4 million people every year. From strange creatures that inhabit the ocean depths, to meteorites from far away worlds, the secrets of the past and discoveries of the future lurk in galleries and backrooms, waiting to be discovered.

Founded by Catherine the Great, the Hermitage is one of the world’s oldest and largest museums boasting 3 million treasures of art and antiquity, and visited by over 2 million people every year. Inside the Hermitage, we shine infra-red light on blackened mummies to reveal the strange tattoos of an ancient race, then visit a chamber of horrors to investigate why Peter the Great had a penchant for the macabre. We enter the private chambers of Catherine the Great to discover a device she used to improve her sex life. (No, it’s not one of those!) We reexamine the physical evidence of Rasputin’s murder to uncover his real killer’s surprising identity, then meet aged curators who risked their lives to save the museum’s treasures from Hitler’s bombs. And finally, in a gallery devoted to famous paintings, we unveil a small square canvas painted completely black. We reveal why dictator Joseph Stalin hated the black square, and why today it is worth a million dollars.