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I think Simon Schama is absolutely
right in his film when, you know, he is more dramatic, I think,
than some of the others. He's more forceful in the horrors -
both do with the slavery at the time, but also, kind of,
ordinary people's lives. I think he's right to do that,
because I think otherwise, we end up getting ourselves into
a bit, sort of, like, the tea-towel Turner territory. I mean, he has that great line
that, you know, "Turner's as British
as a cup of tea". And I think, if we let Turner become
the person we only think about in terms of postcards and gift
shops, and tea towels and, kind of, lovely images of things, I think that does a big disservice
to Turner, actually
right in his film when, you know, he is more dramatic, I think,
than some of the others. He's more forceful in the horrors -
both do with the slavery at the time, but also, kind of,
ordinary people's lives. I think he's right to do that,
because I think otherwise, we end up getting ourselves into
a bit, sort of, like, the tea-towel Turner territory. I mean, he has that great line
that, you know, "Turner's as British
as a cup of tea". And I think, if we let Turner become
the person we only think about in terms of postcards and gift
shops, and tea towels and, kind of, lovely images of things, I think that does a big disservice
to Turner, actually
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I think Simon Schama is absolutely
right in his film when, you know,
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he is more dramatic, I think,
than some of the others.
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He's more forceful in the horrors -
both do with the slavery at
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the time, but also, kind of,
ordinary people's lives.
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I think he's right to do that,
because I think otherwise,
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we end up getting ourselves into
a bit, sort of, like,
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the tea-towel Turner territory.
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I mean, he has that great line
that, you know,
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"Turner's as British
as a cup of tea".
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And I think, if we let Turner become
the person we only think about
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in terms of postcards and gift
shops, and tea towels and, kind of,
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lovely images of things,
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I think that does a big disservice
to Turner, actually.
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Movie Summary
Four young British art historians delve into six decades of the BBC archives to discover the powerful way in which television influences our understanding of the world's greatest artists.
