# Where to watch Colouring Light: Brian Clarke - An Artist Apart (2011) in the UK

> Colouring Light: Brian Clarke - An Artist Apart (2011) is available to watch free in the UK on BBC iPlayer. Last verified on 17 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.

**Type:** Film  
**Year:** 2011  
**Runtime:** 59 minutes  
**Region:** United Kingdom (GB)  
**Last verified:** 17 May 2026 (2026-05-17T10:28:21.576Z)  

## Synopsis

Brian Clarke is one of Britain's hidden treasures. A painter of striking large canvases and the designer of some of the most exciting stained glass in the world today, he is better known abroad - especially in Germany and Switzerland - than in his own country and more widely recognised among critics, collectors and gallery owners than he is by the general public.  In this visually striking documentary portrait made by award-winning film-maker Mark Kidel, Clarke returns to Lancashire where he grew up as a prodigy in a working class family and charts his meteoric rise during the punk years and eventual success as a stained glass artist working with some of the world's great architects, including Norman Foster and Arata Isozaki - and producing spectacular work in Japan, Brazil, the USA and Europe.  Contributors include his close friend and architect Zaha Hadid, architect Peter Cook and art historian Martin Harrison.

## Streaming options in the United Kingdom

### Free (with ads or TV licence)

- [BBC iPlayer](https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search?q=Colouring%20Light%3A%20Brian%20Clarke%20-%20An%20Artist%20Apart)

## Frequently asked questions

**Where can I watch Colouring Light: Brian Clarke - An Artist Apart for free in the UK?**

Colouring Light: Brian Clarke - An Artist Apart (2011) is available free (with adverts or a TV licence) on BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom.

**Is Colouring Light: Brian Clarke - An Artist Apart on Netflix, Disney+ or Amazon Prime Video in the UK?**

Colouring Light: Brian Clarke - An Artist Apart is not currently included with any major UK subscription service. It may still be available to rent or buy.

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