Season 2

4 Episodes2022

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

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Episodes (4)

Ep 1

The Great Salvador Dali

2022-01-03•58m

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

Ep 2

Van Gogh - Life and Art

2022-01-10•58m

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.

Ep 3

Monet - The French Revolutionary

2022-01-17•58m

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

Ep 4

Turner - Light and Landscape

2022-01-24•58m

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