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British Art at War
Episode 1 Paul Nash: The Ghosts of War So if you didn’t know already Andrew Graham-Dixon is my idol, to such an extent that I am watching a programme I have little knowledge of or interest in just because he is presenting it. Also I would like to not be such an ignoramus and learn…
Read MoreArt of China
July 2014 BBC2, presented by Andrew Graham-Dixon Art narrates civilisation, and such a large and ancient country as China has so much to tell us of the people and their culture. Chinese history is often thought of as a succession of dynasties, but their ancient origins are tribal. Graham-Dixon begins by looking at the…
Read MoreThe Secret Lives of the Artists: The Madness of Vermeer
BBC2 (first broadcast 04 January 2011) presented by Andrew Graham-Dixon Before I begin my little review, I would like to state that Andrew Graham-Dixon is at least one third of the reason that I took up Art History (the other parts being due to my fantastic teacher and my atrocious Fine Art foundation course). He…
Read MoreThe Story of Women in Art
Amanda Vickery May 2014 BBC 2 Still being very behind on my TV recordings, I watched all three episodes of this series last week. I must admit I was prepared for a three hours of an extreme feminist take on art history, but in fact I found the programme to be very objective and broad…
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