Art on the BBC

Season 2

2022 · 4 episodes · 3h 52m in all

Art historians delve into six decades of the BBC archives. How has television influenced our understanding of the world's greatest artists?

Episodes

1. 

   1. The Great Salvador Dali

   3 Jan 2022 · 58 min

   Art historian David Dibosa explores the BBC archives to create a television history of one of art's greatest showmen, Salvador Dali.

2. 

   2. Van Gogh - Life and Art

   10 Jan 2022 · 58 min

   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. 

   3. Monet - The French Revolutionary

   17 Jan 2022 · 58 min

   Art historian Katy Hessel explores the BBC archives to create a television history of the father of impressionism, Claude Monet.

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   4. Turner - Light and Landscape

   24 Jan 2022 · 58 min

   Art historian Leslie Primo explores the BBC archives to create a TV history of perhaps the UK’s most beloved artist, JMW Turner.