Art on the BBC
Four young British art historians delve into six decades of the BBC archives to discover the powerful way in which television influences our understanding of the world's greatest artists.
Seasons
1. The Story of the Nude
Air Date: 2020-02-02
Art historian Kate Bryan explores six decades of BBC archive to discover how television has influenced our understanding of the nude and how our attitudes have changed.
2. The Many Faces of Picasso
Air Date: 2020-02-09
Picasso is known as the godfather of modern art. In this programme, art historian David Dibosa explores six decades of BBC archive to discover how television has influenced our understanding of him.
3. Michelangelo: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Air Date: 2020-02-16
Michelangelo was not merely a giant of the Renaissance. He was also one of the era’s most controversial personalities. Art historian Sona Datta explores six decades of BBC archive to discover how TV has influenced our understanding of him.
4. Constable: The Rural Rebel
Air Date: 2020-02-23
Often dismissed as a chocolate box painter in his day, Constable is now acknowledged to have been a revolutionary. Art historian Rose Balston explores six decades of BBC archive to discover how TV has influenced our understanding of him.
1. The Great Salvador Dali
Air Date: 2022-01-03
Art historian David Dibosa explores the BBC archives to create a television history of one of art's greatest showmen, Salvador Dali.
2. Van Gogh - Life and Art
Air Date: 2022-01-10
Art historian Kate Bryan explores the BBC archives to create a television history of a man who has become the embodiment of the 'tortured artist', Vincent Van Gogh.
3. Monet - The French Revolutionary
Air Date: 2022-01-17
Art historian Katy Hessel explores the BBC archives to create a television history of the father of impressionism, Claude Monet.
4. Turner - Light and Landscape
Air Date: 2022-01-24
Art historian Leslie Primo explores the BBC archives to create a TV history of perhaps the UK’s most beloved artist, JMW Turner.
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Release Date
2020-02-02
Episodes
8 (2 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
Cast
Production Companies
Alleycats TV