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Art on the BBC - Episode Guide

Season 1

The Story of the Nude

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Feb 2, 2020

The Story of the Nude

Humans have been drawing nudes for almost 30,000 years. Kate Bryan explores six decades of BBC archive to discover how television has influenced our understanding of the nude.

The Many Faces of Picasso

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Feb 9, 2020

The Many Faces of Picasso

Picasso is known as the godfather of modern art. Art historian David Dibosa explores six decades of BBC archive to discover how television has influenced our understanding of him.

Michelangelo: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Feb 16, 2020

Michelangelo: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Michelangelo is a controversial giant of the Renaissance. Art historian Sona Datta explores six decades of BBC archive to discover how TV has influenced our understanding of him.

Constable: The Rural Rebel

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Feb 23, 2020

Constable: The Rural Rebel

Was Constable a chocolate box painter or a revolutionary? Art historian Rose Balston explores six decades of BBC archive to discover how TV has influenced our understanding of him.

Season 2

The Great Salvador Dalí

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Jan 3, 2022

The Great Salvador Dalí

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

Van Gogh - Life and Art

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Jan 10, 2022

Van Gogh - Life and Art

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.

Monet - The French Revolutionary

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Jan 17, 2022

Monet - The French Revolutionary

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

Turner - Light and Landscape

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Jan 24, 2022

Turner - Light and Landscape

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

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