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Art on the BBC

When you're looking for art to puton a chocolate box, you turn to the Impressionists,don't...

When you're looking for art to put
on a chocolate box, you turn to the Impressionists,
don't you? Because, these days, their art
seems so sweet and pleasant. Waldemar's mega shopping haul is an
entertaining way to make the point that Monet has been
chocolate boxed to death. BOOM! And that's why I want to rediscover the revolutionary
behind the confectionery. To examine the beginnings of
France's most famous painter, I am going to delve back
into the BBC archive and see how television
has portrayed the young Monet

Full Transcript

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When you're looking for art to put on a chocolate box,
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you turn to the Impressionists, don't you?
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Because, these days, their art seems so sweet and pleasant.
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Waldemar's mega shopping haul is an entertaining way to make
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the point that Monet has been chocolate boxed to death.
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BOOM!
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And that's why I want to rediscover
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the revolutionary behind the confectionery.
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To examine the beginnings of France's most famous painter,
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I am going to delve back into the BBC archive
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and see how television has portrayed the young Monet.
Duration
40 seconds
Views
51
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:03
Uploaded
Jun 10, 2025
Season
2
Episode
3
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 • 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.
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.