Art on the BBC
Broadcaster
BBC Four, BBC iPlayer
Episode Count
s1 | 5 x 60', s2 | 4 x 60'
Specialist Factual
CREDITS
Producer/Directors: Ben Harding, Chris Nikkel, David Starkey, Denis Minihan, Kieron Townend, Sam Challenger
Executive Producers: Ed Stobart, Emma Parkins
Production Manager: Judy Wilson
Production Coordinator: Will Skidmore
Camera: Owen Scurfield, Samuel Jackson
Editors: Declan McCann, Rob Franz
DESCRIPTION
Series 1
Four young British art historians explore the BBC archives, to discover how six decades of TV have influenced our understanding of some of art’s most celebrated topics. Da Vinci, Picasso, Michelangelo, Constable and the Nude are explored by Janina Ramirez, Sona Datta, Kate Bryan, David Diblosa, and Rose Balston.
Series 2
In season two Dr. David Dibosa debunks “Art’s Greatest Showman“ Salvador Dali”. Kate Bryan explores Van Gogh, Katy Hessel delves into Monet, and Leslie Primo delivers a definitive film on Turner.
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