Mary Beard: what is new BBC show Forbidden Art about, who is the classicist and why is she famous?

BBC documentary Forbidden Art will explore thought-provoking and sometimes controversial works of art

Mary Beard sits for naked portrait in new BBC programme, Mary Beard

Mary Beard: 'I'm not controversial, I'm a resilient old thing who likes discussion', Celebrity News, Showbiz & TV

Book Review: 'Emperor of Rome,' by Mary Beard - The New York Times

Mary Beard - IMDb

Mary Beard: 'The last thing I'd want is a world in which we all agreed', Mary Beard

Who is Mary Beard, how old is the Civilisations presenter and what other documentaries has the historian starred in?

Civilisations: why the BBC's ambitious documentary ultimately failed

The week in TV: Pam & Tommy; Mary Beard's Forbidden Art; Station Eleven; Race & Medical Experiments: What's the Truth?, Drama

Mary Beard sits for naked portrait in new BBC programme, Mary Beard

Mary beard hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

Citizens United: Mary Beard's 'SPQR

Mary Beard returns to TV with 'exploration of nakedness', BBC Two

Mary Beard: 'If we want to understand what we went through in the pandemic, we need the arts', Mary Beard