← Art on the BBC

Season 2

4 episodes · 2022

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

  1. 1The Great Salvador Dali

    03 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. 2Van 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. 3Monet - 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.

  4. 4Turner - Light and Landscapefinale

    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.