Season 2

Season 2 (2022)

Art historians delve into six decades of the BBC archives. How has television influenced our understanding of the world's greatest artists?


Episodes: 4

Star Cast:



Episodes List

Ep.1 The Great Salvador Dali

Air Date: 2022-01-03

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

Ep.2 Van Gogh - Life and Art

Air Date: 2022-01-10

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.

Ep.3 Monet - The French Revolutionary

Air Date: 2022-01-17

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

Ep.4 Turner - Light and Landscape

Air Date: 2022-01-24

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