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Art on the BBC

I'm going with van Goff. The first sighting of Vincent's workon the BBC was back in 1955....

I'm going with van Goff. The first sighting of Vincent's work
on the BBC was back in 1955. These are his paintings arriving
for an exhibition in Manchester. Despite the terrifyingly
casual handling, the paintings survived intact,
and the public flocked to see them. Although the magic is a little bit
lost in black-and-white

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I'm going with van Goff.
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The first sighting of Vincent's work on the BBC was back in 1955.
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These are his paintings arriving for an exhibition in Manchester.
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Despite the terrifyingly casual handling,
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the paintings survived intact, and the public flocked to see them.
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Although the magic is a little bit lost in black-and-white.
Duration
25 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:29
Uploaded
Jun 07, 2025
Season
2
Episode
2
Genres
documentary

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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.
S02 • E02 Vincent's paintings really came alive on TV with - Art on the BBC 00:58
Vincent's paintings really came alive on TV with
S02 • E04 And so it was that, at the age of 14, Turner, - Art on the BBC 00:17
And so it was that, at the age of 14, Turner,
S02 • E04 After training in formal drawing and watercolour, - Art on the BBC 00:08
After training in formal drawing and watercolour,
S02 • E03 A decade later, Waldemar Januszczak used his uniquely direct hands-on - Art on the BBC 00:42
A decade later, Waldemar Januszczak used his uniquely direct...
S02 • E04 In this hugely ambitious, swelling seascape, - Art on the BBC 01:00
In this hugely ambitious, swelling seascape,
S02 • E01 If Gibson's film is correct, - Art on the BBC 00:17
If Gibson's film is correct,
S02 • E03 When you're looking for art to put on a chocolate box, - Art on the BBC 00:40
When you're looking for art to put on a chocolate box,
S02 • E03 These cheeky caricatures were drawn by Claude, the teenager. - Art on the BBC 00:06
These cheeky caricatures were drawn by Claude, the teenager.
S02 • E01 Dali's expulsion deeply angered his father - Art on the BBC 00:25
Dali's expulsion deeply angered his father
S02 • E02 The 1990s were a boom decade for BBC docudrama, - Art on the BBC 00:44
The 1990s were a boom decade for BBC docudrama,
S02 • E02 Vincent's missionary work came to an end after - Art on the BBC 00:11
Vincent's missionary work came to an end after
S02 • E02 As Andrew Graham Dixon discovered, the empathy towards the poor - Art on the BBC 00:09
As Andrew Graham Dixon discovered, the empathy towards the p...
S02 • E02 In Holland, he chose again to settle among the rural poor, - Art on the BBC 00:10
In Holland, he chose again to settle among the rural poor,
S02 • E04 And that's what I want to look at next in the BBC archive - - Art on the BBC 00:10
And that's what I want to look at next in the BBC archi...
S02 • E01 When BBC Four decided to teach us How To Be A Surrealist in 2017, - Art on the BBC 00:25
When BBC Four decided to teach us How To Be A Surrealist in ...
S02 • E02 Vincent had found his philosophy of art. - Art on the BBC 00:14
Vincent had found his philosophy of art.
S02 • E04 First up is Kenneth Clark's 1969 series, Civilisation. - Art on the BBC 00:06
First up is Kenneth Clark's 1969 series, Civilisation.
S02 • E04 It was commissioned by none other than David Attenborough, - Art on the BBC 00:08
It was commissioned by none other than David Attenborough,
S02 • E02 Van Gogh is renowned for his thick, generous use of colour. - Art on the BBC 00:38
Van Gogh is renowned for his thick, generous use of colour.
S02 • E04 BBC Two was in colour. - Art on the BBC 00:14
BBC Two was in colour.