Art on the BBC

Season 2

January 3, 2022

4Episodes

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

Episodes

1. The Great Salvador Dali

January 3, 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.

Guest Stars:

David Dibosa

2. Van Gogh - Life and Art

January 10, 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.

Guest Stars:

Kate Bryan

3. Monet - The French Revolutionary

January 17, 2022

58 min

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

Guest Stars:

Katy Hessel

4. Turner - Light and Landscape

January 24, 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.

Guest Stars:

Leslie Primo

Other Seasons

Season 1

4 Episodes