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Art on the BBC

It was commissioned by none otherthan David Attenborough, the then-controller of a newBBC...

It was commissioned by none other
than David Attenborough, the then-controller of a new
BBC channel called BBC Two

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It was commissioned by none other than David Attenborough,
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the then-controller of a new BBC channel called BBC Two.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:45
Uploaded
Jun 10, 2025
Season
2
Episode
4
Genres
documentary

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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 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.
S02 • E01 They tried to make their film a collage of dreamlike images - Art on the BBC 00:59
They tried to make their film a collage of dreamlike images
S02 • E03 I say we start a fire. - Art on the BBC 00:55
I say we start a fire.
S02 • E04 I don't suppose that Turner was conscious of his - Art on the BBC 00:16
I don't suppose that Turner was conscious of his
S02 • E04 But fast forward to 1996, - Art on the BBC 00:15
But fast forward to 1996,
S02 • E04 Turner belonged to the Romantic movement that was sweeping - Art on the BBC 00:06
Turner belonged to the Romantic movement that was sweeping
S02 • E04 The Romantics celebrated the elemental forces of nature. - Art on the BBC 00:05
The Romantics celebrated the elemental forces of nature.
S02 • E04 And, if nature was out of control, so were emotions. - Art on the BBC 00:21
And, if nature was out of control, so were emotions.
S02 • E04 Painted in 1812, when Turner was 37, - Art on the BBC 00:17
Painted in 1812, when Turner was 37,
S02 • E02 The light in the South of France was at least as strong an influence - Art on the BBC 00:57
The light in the South of France was at least as strong an i...
S02 • E04 He painted the sea in all its moods. - Art on the BBC 00:14
He painted the sea in all its moods.
S02 • E04 Turner had a new idea of what painting was for. - Art on the BBC 00:21
Turner had a new idea of what painting was for.
S02 • E04 I suspect this is everyone's favourite story about Turner, - Art on the BBC 00:31
I suspect this is everyone's favourite story about Turn...
S02 • E04 He set sail from the port of Harwich on a boat called the Ariel, - Art on the BBC 00:07
He set sail from the port of Harwich on a boat called the Ar...
S02 • E04 And then, he asked the sailors to lash him to the mast - Art on the BBC 00:25
And then, he asked the sailors to lash him to the mast
S02 • E04 And our next presenter on a boat is not an art historian, - Art on the BBC 00:11
And our next presenter on a boat is not an art historian,
S02 • E03 How do you do? Monsieur, I am the artist, Claude Monet. - Art on the BBC 00:36
How do you do? Monsieur, I am the artist, Claude Monet.
S02 • E01 Whether Dali's inspiration was cheese-based or not, - Art on the BBC 00:33
Whether Dali's inspiration was cheese-based or not,
S02 • E04 But what about Turner's character? - Art on the BBC 00:42
But what about Turner's character?