http://www.tate.org.uk/context-comment/video/tateshots-hilary-spurling-on-matisse

This is a brief 4 minute introduction to Matisse.

If you want to know more, Hilary Spurling has written the ground-breaking books on his life and work.

And there is also a half-hour radio programe with Frank Delaney on the topic of Matisse

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007646h