duminică, 18 octombrie
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08:00Exhibition on Screen • Sez.1, Ep.21Young PicassoPablo Picasso is one of the world's greatest artists, and until his death in 1973, he was its most prolific. How did it all begin? After being ignored for too long, it's time to focus on the artist's early years and the upbringing that enabled him to achieve the extraordinary. Three cities played a key role: Malaga, Barcelona and Paris. Young Picasso traverses them and explores their influence on the artist, analyzing specific works from his early years.
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08:55Within the frame • Sez.1, Ep.9Vincent Van GoghPossibly the most renowned painter in the world, Vincent van Gogh was born in Holland in 1853 but spent most of his life in France. Suffering from mental instability, Van Gogh produced more that 2,000 paintings before committing suicide aged 37. You will discover during this visit some of his most famous masterpieces, in particularly two “Self-portraits” at the Orsay Museum, “Sunflowers” exposed at the National Gallery in London, “Starry Night” and the “Church at Auvers-sur-Oise”. Enjoy your visit!
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09:20Art QuizTest and develop your artistic culture with Art Quiz, the game that will allow you to become unaware of art. Whether it's artists, works of art, artistic trends, the price of works... nothing will be a secret for you anymore. Now it's your turn to play!
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09:30Architectures • Sez.1, Ep.20Sainte Geneviève LibraryThe Sainte-Geneviève library is a milestone in the history of architecture and libraries. As the first university library open to all, it was with this building that the concept of the public library was born. Breaking with the neo-classical trend that dominated Europe in the mid-19th century, Henri Labrouste erected a compact, uncluttered building in the heart of the Latin Quarter in Paris. It combines stone and an industrial material, iron, previously reserved for bridges and railway stations. Here, it is displayed and magnified in the large reading room. This approach astounded Labrouste's contemporaries, and was hailed by Le Corbusier as the first step towards "modern architecture".
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10:00Architectures • Sez.1, Ep.25The German Pavilion in BarcelonaThe German Pavilion at the 1929 World's Fair in Barcelona holds the record for fame per m2 built. A flat roof, 8 metal posts and a dozen walls. How and why did this minimal structure come to embody twentieth-century modernity? Apart from its iconic dimension, the Pavilion had no other function than to host a one-off reception for the King and Queen of Spain, for less than an hour, on the opening day of the exhibition. Here, Mies van der Rohe gives his own vision of the new architecture.
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10:30Painting the Holy Land • Sez.1, Ep.2In Search of MaryLachlan Goudie traces the story of Mary through the gospels with a personal question: why is the life of the Mother of God barely described in the Bible, but so well-represented in art? Lachlan looks at her role in the story of the Resurrection and the subsequent events up to Pentecost, fifty days after Easter.
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11:30A night in Orsay with Charles BerlingThe Musée d’Orsay not only houses the largest collection of impressionist and post-impressionist masterpieces in the world, but the building itself is impressive. What about visiting it alone at night with a theatrical guide? Throughout the one-off, the majestic formerly railway station functions as a time machine travelling back to the past. From floor to floor, in the deserted and silent spaces, the viewer will glide from an artistic movement to another.
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12:20Secret treasures • Sez.1, Ep.2The Thiers LibrarySecret treasures makes you discover the Thiers Library in Paris. It is a place that houses many treasures that we do not suspect the existence. Today, we will visit this exceptional place which is the property of the Institute of France in search of the treasures it contains. Experts, historians, librarians, will guide us through the corridors and floors of this magical place.
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12:45Paris under Japanese influenceIn the 1960s, Japanese architects think about reinventing Paris drawing Metabolism, which converts Japanese megalopolis like Tokyo. They stood out in 1971 for the support of the construction of the Center Pompidou; the opportunity to display their new vision of urban planning. Japanese architects then participate in numerous competitions for major works in Paris but will never be successful. Not until the late 1980s for their first major achievements finally emerging in the capital
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13:15Celebrity Antiques Road Trip • Sez.6, Ep.20Sarah Greene and Peter DuncanTwo favourite Blue Peter presenters Sarah Greene and Peter Duncan are in the company of Natasha Raskin and Catherine Southon as they hunt for antiques around Surrey, Hertfordshire and North West London. Peter detours to learn how hockey became a popular sport the world over while keen aviator Sarah sees how the Battle of Britain was won. An incredible haul of antiques, including chimney pots, Pinocchio and a pair of African fertility figures, go under the gavel at an auction in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.
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14:15Within the frame • Sez.1, Ep.17RenoirWith his considerable production of more than 6,000 works, Auguste Renoir took part in the emergence of the impressionist movement even if he were to distance himself from it later to assert a more personal style. This visit begins with his most famous masterpiece, the “Ball at the Moulin de la Galette”. You will also rediscover the “Dance in the City” and the “Piano Lesson” exposed at the Joslyn art museum as well as “Claude Renoir in Clown Costume”, a portrait of his son who was later to become one of France’s greatest film directors exposed at the Orangerie Museum in France Enjoy your visit!
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14:35Exhibition on Screen • Sez.1, Ep.28The Danish Collector: Delacroix to GauguinWilhelm Hansen was a visionary businessman who lived in Denmark in the 19th century. He was one of the few collectors to take an interest in the Impressionist painters, at a time when they were attacked and denigrated. The film takes us to Hansen's summer home on the outskirts of Copenhagen, and to the extraordinary exhibition of his collection at London's Royal Academy.
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15:25Exhibition on Screen • Sez.1, Ep.6Rembrandt at the National Gallery, London & Rijksmuseum, AmsterdamEvery Rembrandt exhibition is eagerly awaited, but this exhibition organized by London's National Gallery and Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum was an unprecedented event. The documentary highlights the historic Rembrandt exhibition, while tracing his life. Rembrandt is one of the greatest artists who ever lived, and this deeply moving documentary seeks to explore the truth about the man behind the legend.
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16:20Exhibition on Screen • Sez.1, Ep.17Canaletto and the Art of VeniceNo artist captured the essence and charm of Venice better than Giovanni Antonio Canal, better known as Canaletto. This remarkable collection of over 200 paintings, drawings and etchings allows us to discover Canaletto's artistic talent, his contemporaries and the city he reproduced with genius. The film also opens the doors of two official royal residences, Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, to reveal more about the artist and Joseph Smith, the man who introduced Canaletto to Britain.
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17:10Exhibition on Screen • Sez.1, Ep.30Leonardo from the National Gallery LondonA remarkable event occurred at London’s National Gallery when the largest ever collection of Leonardo’s surviving paintings was assembled in a unique exhibition: Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan. Leonardo is recognised as perhaps the greatest painter and sculptor of all time but there was no end to his talents. This film tells his life story and expands on Leonardo the visionary and inventor from the place where he lived out his final years at Château du Clos Lucé in France, concluding that Leonardo da Vinci was perhaps the very embodiment of the spirit of the Renaissance.
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18:00Exhibition on Screen • Sez.1, Ep.14I, Claude MonetMulti-award-winning director Phil Grabsky takes a fresh look at arguably the world's most beloved artist, using the words of the painter himself. I, Claude Monet reveals new facets of the man who gave birth to the Impressionist movement with one painting, and who was certainly one of the most influential and renowned painters of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Shot on location across Europe, I, Claude Monet is an unprecedented, intimate film exploration of some of Western art's most beloved cult settings.
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18:50Exhibition on Screen • Sez.1, Ep.32Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition (PART 1)With loans from across the world, this major retrospective brings together Vermeer’s most famous masterpieces including Girl with a Pearl Earring, The Geographer, The Milkmaid, The Little Street, Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid, and Woman Holding a Balance. In all, 28 of his surviving 37 works. This film invites audiences to a privileged view of the exhibition, accompanied by the director of the Rijksmuseum and the curators of the show. A truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to discover the genius of Vermeer and his fascinating and mysterious life.
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19:45Celebrity Antiques Road Trip • Sez.6, Ep.2Charles Dance and Geraldine JamesLegends of stage and screen, Charles Dance and Geraldine James join antiques experts Natasha Raskin and Will Axon on this Road Trip romp around Wiltshire. Charles finds a pair of Edwardian silver vases he hopes will prove profitable at an auction in Essex. Geraldine, however, bumps into a chap in the street with a 19th Century French Empire secretaire. It costs her a small fortune – will the gamble pay off? A diversion from the shops sees Charles end up in the cockpit of a very old helicopter while Geraldine learns how a small part of Swindon dating back 170 years influenced the creation of the modern NHS.
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20:45Celebrity Antiques Road Trip • Sez.6, Ep.12Nicki Chapman and Jules HudsonTop presenting pals Nicki Chapman and Jules Hudson escape to the country to find antiques with Natasha Raskin and Phillip Serrell. It becomes girls versus boys, both teams with £400 in their pockets. Kicking off from Wormsley in Herefordshire they Road Trip into Wales and Oxfordshire, before finally finishing in North Finchley, in London for an auction. Along the way the girls meet a clog maker who carves shoes by hand. While the boys head to the Herefordshire Light Infantry Museum to hear about the regiment’s involvement at Gallipoli.
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21:45Exhibition on Screen • Sez.1, Ep.23Lucian Freud: A Self PortraitLucian Freud, one of the most famous British painters of our time, is also one of the few twentieth-century artists to have portrayed himself so consistently in self-portraiture. His self-portraits provide a fascinating insight into both his personality and his development as a painter, from his first portrait in 1939 to his last. Through fascinating interviews with former models, friends and leading experts, this intensely captivating documentary reveals the work of a master who represents a compelling study of the dynamics of aging and the process of self-representation.
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22:40Stolen Treasures • Sez.1, Ep.5The Boy with a Soap Bubble, RembrandtOn the evening of 13 July 1999, a day of celebrations in France, Rembrandt’s *The Boy with a Soap Bubble* disappeared from the Draguignan Municipal Museum. Patrick Vialaneix recounts how he fell in love with this painting at the age of 13. Thirteen years later, the painting continued to haunt him, and he decided to steal it so that he could always have it close to him and talk to it. He therefore hid in a cupboard in the museum, waiting for nightfall to make off with it. He turned himself in to the police in 2014.
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23:20Stolen Treasures • Sez.1, Ep.6Woman’s Head by Pablo PicassoVandalised, stolen, cut into pieces, melted down and resold for a few thousand euros, even though they are worth millions: sculptures. On the night of 30–31 March 1999, whilst this park in the 6th arrondissement was closed to the public, individuals stole the sculpture of Picasso’s former muse and lover, Dora Maar: ‘Head of a Woman’, an 80-centimetre-tall bronze weighing 80 kilos. Two years later, in a town hall in the Paris suburbs, it stood proudly on the staircase: ‘Do you realise you’ve got a Picasso in your building?’ exclaimed an antique dealer who had come to visit the château. Indeed, the town hall had found a ‘large stone’ buried on a plot of land, had it cleaned, thought it was beautiful and displayed it in their château, unaware that it was a sculpture by Picasso…
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00:00Stolen Treasures • Sez.1, Ep.2The 5 Masterpieces of the Museum of Modern Art – ParisIn 2010, five masterpieces by Picasso, Matisse, Braque, Modigliani and Léger went missing. A year into the investigation, the police arrested the burglar, Vrejan Tomic. A repeat offender, with 11 art thefts to his name, he usually works to order. In this case, the client was Jean-Michel Corvez. Wrapped in bin bags, these unsellable works were found at the home of a third man, Yonathan Birn. How? Why?
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00:45Stolen Treasures • Sez.1, Ep.3The Ghent Altarpiece – BelgiumPainted by the Van Eyck brothers, ‘The Adoration of the Mystical Lamb’ or ‘The Ghent Altarpiece’ is regarded as one of the greatest masterpieces of the Flemish Primitives. Installed in St Bavon’s Cathedral in Ghent as early as 1432, it escaped theft and looting on several occasions, However, on the night of 10–11 April 1934, two panels were stolen, one of which – ‘The Just Judges’ – has never been recovered to this day, because the bishop refused to pay the ransom demanded…
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01:25Architectures • Sez.1, Ep.58Dessau's BauhausBuilt in 1926, the Bauhaus in Dessau remains Walter Gropius's major work. One of the most famous buildings of 20th century architecture. Not only architect of the Bauhaus, he is also the director of this "School of Creation": the Bauhaus, both patron and client. It is the separate needs of the school that determine the design of the buildings, which are connected to each other. To each space its coherence, its own existence. Gropius opts for a nesting system: he designs an asymmetrical building, giving it a floating character, playing on different masses and different heights, advancing into space. As if in extension. The desire for transparency is omnipresent. The curtain wall of glass that clings to the three floors of the main parallelepiped is the most accomplished mark of it. The interior decoration is designed and built by the Bauhaus students. It is a total architecture for Gropius. Rationalizing construction, producing more economical and functional housing will remain the a
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01:55Celebrity Antiques Road Trip • Sez.6, Ep.19Suzannah Lipscomb and Kate WilliamsIt’s a journey into antiquity with glamorous historians Suzannah Lipscomb and Kate Williams. Paired with experts David Harper and Catherine Southon they Road Trip from Bletchley in Buckinghamshire to an auction in London. There’s also opportunity to hear how Mrs Beeton became the first ‘domestic Goddess’ and why Luton played a critical role in the fashion world when hats were de rigueur daily wear. David and Suzannah gamble on a giant ant while Catherine and Kate plump for a very large tea urn.
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02:55Photo Contest • Sez.1, Ep.12Architecture photographyIn this episode, the two candidates of the day, Thibaud Poirier and Antoine Guillou, will have one hour to realize their photo session. They will have to take the best possible photos on the imposed theme of architecture in the 12th district of Paris, and then they will have 30 minutes to edit their photos.
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03:45Artist's Workshop • Sez.1, Ep.34Myriam MechitaMyriam Mechita has set up her studio in the little-known Lichtenberg district of Berlin, in an old disinfected factory that has become a creative sanctuary for over 200 artists. Meticulous and passionate visual artist, Myriam Mechita approaches her art above all as an extension of her emotions and feelings.
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04:00An hour with... • Sez.1, Ep.5Eugene DelacroixTake an hour break to discover the work of a French painter, Eugene Delacroix. You will discover his labour with The barque of Dante, Portrait of Aspasie, The assassination of the bishop of liege.
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05:00An hour with... • Sez.1, Ep.6Edgar DegasTake an hour break to discover the work of a French painter, Edgar Degas. You will discover his labour with Portrait of hilaire rené Degas, race horses, ballet rehearsal on the set.
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luni, 19 octombrie
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08:00Exhibition on Screen • Sez.1, Ep.22Van Gogh and Japan"I envy the Japanese", wrote Van Gogh to his brother Theo. Thanks to the exhibition on which this film is based, at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, we understand why. Although Vincent van Gogh never visited Japan, it remains the country that had the greatest influence on him and his work. By visiting Japanese art galleries in Paris and creating his own image of Japan after extensive research, print collections and lengthy discussions with other artists, the discovery of Japanese art took van Gogh's career in an exciting new direction.
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08:55Within the frame • Sez.1, Ep.10Wassily KandinskyBorn in 1866 in Moscow, Wassily Kandinsky is considered as one of the most important 20th century artists. He was notably the founder of abstract art. Having left Russia for Germany where he started teaching at the Bauhaus in 1922, he then settled in France in 1933 and left behind him a particularly abundant work. You will rediscover here his most emblematic creations, essentially drawn from the collection of the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Enjoy your visit!
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09:15Within the frame • Sez.1, Ep.56CourbetTaking inspiration from ordinary people, Gustave Courbet raised humble folk to the ranks of art history… He also paid homage to the female body in his famous “Origin of the World” … Although his audacity, together with its uncompromising naturalism, was often deemed scandalous, it is also what made his name. With paintings such as “Sleep”, “A Burial at Ornans” and “The Artist’s Studio”, this exhibition presents works from the leader of the Realist movement. Enjoy your visit!
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09:40Sketchbook • Sez.3, Ep.11The shades of color in the countrysideRaphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques
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10:05Little SketchesIn 64 episodes, fun and educational, you will know how to draw an airplane, a fireman, a haunted mansion, a soccer player, a sunset, a lion, the Eiffel Tower, seashells, a fairy... Our master draftsman Gia-Haï Phan will show you the basics of a successful drawing: proportions, perspectives, values, contrasts, volumes, blending, everything is covered.
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10:10Architectures • Sez.1, Ep.26Pyramid of King Djoser, SaqqaraThe pyramid of Djoser, the oldest Egyptian pyramid - 2,600 BC - undoubtedly reveals the very first steps of what we call architecture, as a learned practice, distinct from simple construction. The place where this break takes place is a funerary monument, where symbolic function takes precedence over simple use. From the outset, architecture asserted itself not as a function but as a sign. Thirty kilometers south of Cairo, east of the Nile valley, Saqqarah was the necropolis of Memphis, the first capital of ancient Egypt, of which nothing remains except this immense cemetery dominated by the sixty-meter-high Step Pyramid of Djoser.
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10:40Exhibition on Screen • Sez.1, Ep.29Pissarro: Father of ImpressionismWithout Camille Pissarro, there is no Impressionist movement. He is rightfully known as the father of Impressionism. It was a dramatic path that Pissarro followed, and throughout it all he wrote extensively to his family. It is through these intimate and revealing letters that this gripping film reveals Pissarro’s life and work. Born in the West Indies, Pissarro found his passion in paint as a young man in Paris, and by the age of 43 had corralled a group of enthusiastic artists into a new collective. Their first show was scorned by the critics, but the group had acquired a new name: the Impressionists. For the next 40 years Pissarro was the driving force behind what has today become the world’s favourite artistic movement. The Ashmolean Museum has a long tradition of excellence. As the UK’s first ever public museum (it opened its doors in May 1683) it houses a wonderfully rich collection, including the remarkable Pissarro archive. With exclusive access to most extensive archive of
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11:30Exhibition on Screen • Sez.1, Ep.7Girl with a Pearl EarringAfter a two-year touring exhibition, in 2015 Girl with a Pearl Earring returned to the Mauritshuis Museum in The Hague. At 350 years old, the eternal Girl has always retained her aura of mystery and charm. The proof is in the number of curious onlookers (1.2 million) who flocked to catch a glimpse of her during her stay in Japan. The documentary seeks to uncover the many enigmas surrounding this extraordinary painting and its mysterious creator - Vermeer. Who was this girl? Why and how did Vermeer paint this picture? Come and travel back in time to discover Johannes Vermeer, visit the charming museum in The Hague and answer all these questions.
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12:20Exhibition on Screen • Sez.1, Ep.18David Hockney at the Royal Academy of ArtsDavid Hockney, generally considered one of Britain's most popular artists, has enjoyed worldwide success throughout his life, with exhibitions in London, New York, Paris and elsewhere attracting millions of visitors. This film reveals intimate, previously unseen interviews and focuses on two successful exhibitions that took place in 2012 and 2016 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
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13:15Within the frame • Sez.1, Ep.60Pierre BonnardIn no way was Pierre Bonnard destined to be a painter. However, he became one of the pillars of the Nabi Movement. His work, more closely linked to emotions than to realism, is impossible to classify. It is punctuated with huge sunny landscapes, of both the Mediterranean and Normandy, with interior scenes, with nudes and self portraits. This exhibition offers you ten of the artist’s greatest paintings, such as his famous “Workshop with Mimosa” and his “Nude in Bathtub”. Enjoy your visit!
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13:35Within the frame • Sez.1, Ep.19Monet's water liliesBetween 1883 and 1926 Claude Monet lived in a house at Giverny where he created a flower garden and a water garden, which provided the inspiration for his series of paintings known as the “Water Lilies”. The “Water-Lily Pond” portrays this garden, with its water lilies and the Japanese bridge in the background. In the series of eight large canvases on the theme, housed in the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris, Monet introduces variations in light according to the hour of the day. Enjoy your visit!
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14:00Celebrity Antiques Road Trip • Sez.6, Ep.1Jennifer Saunders and Patricia PotterComedy legend Jennifer Saunders and best pal, top actress Patricia Potter take to the road on a humdinger of a trip. Joined by veteran antiquers Phillip Serrell and Mark Stacey they shop in Berkshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire before heading for an auction in Greenwich, London. Jennifer and Phil detour to hear about Fred Karno, the man credited with inventing slapstick comedy. While Patricia and Mark learn how a surgeon from Reading used his incredible sense of smell to successfully treat soldiers injured in World War One. And, Phil gets custard pied – what’s not to love?
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15:00Celebrity Antiques Road Trip • Sez.6, Ep.16Tony Singh and Cyrus TodiwalaToday we turn up the spice with gourmet gastronomes Tony Singh and Cyrus Todiwala. The chefs are joined by David Harper and Natasha Raskin. Setting off from Dundee they snake down the east coast of Scotland to the village of Rosewell in Midlothian for an auction. Cyrus proves to have a flair for negotiating and Tony’s not shy at naming his price. Tony discovers why one Scottish city was home to many millionaires and Cyrus finds his sea legs as he learns why Anstruther was a pivotal fishing port in the 19th century.
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16:00Celebrity Antiques Road Trip • Sez.6, Ep.17Tanni Grey Thompson and Jade JonesToday we’re in the North East of England with top wheelchair paralympians Tanni Grey-Thompson and Jade Jones. Tanni has a record haul of medals and records, while her promising young protégé Jade is just starting out on her athletics career. In the company of experts Phil Serrell and David Harper, the Baroness from County Durham and Middlesbrough’s Jade will be on the lookout for antiques to take to auction in Harrogate. Tanni also tries her hand at traditional glass making and Jade learns about the man who was a design champion of the region.
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17:00Exhibition on Screen • Sez.1, Ep.31Hopper: An American Love-StoryHopper’s work is the most recognisable art in America – popular, praised, and mysterious. Countless painters, photographers, filmmakers and musicians have been influenced by his art – but who was he, and how did a struggling illustrator create such a bounty of notable work? This new film takes a deep look into Hopper’s art, his life, and his relationships. From his early career as an illustrator; his wife giving up her own promising art career to be his manager; his critical and commercial acclaim; and in his own words – this film explores the enigmatic personality behind the brush…
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17:50Exhibition on Screen • Sez.1, Ep.15The Artist's garden: American ImpressionismNarrated by Gillian Anderson, this episode of Exhibition on Screen follows the footsteps of French artists such as Renoir and Monet, the American Impressionist movement forged its own path. Painted over a period of 40 years, these paintings reveal the United States both as a nation and as a creative breeding ground. The history of this movement is closely linked to the love of gardens and the desire to preserve nature in a country undergoing rapid urbanization. This enchanting journey through workshops, gardens and famous sites in the USA, UK and France is a feast for the eyes.
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18:45Celebrity Antiques Road Trip • Sez.6, Ep.3Ruth Madoc and Su PollardTwo luvvies from the world of stage and TV, Ruth Madoc and Su Pollard, best known for their appearances in sitcom Hi-De-Hi, are antique hunting with Phil Serrell and Raj Bisram. Setting off from the Welsh border town of Monmouth they head for auction in Congleton, Cheshire. Ruth also gets to find out about the incredible 19th century nurse – and it’s not Florence Nightingale – whilst Su visits ancient Roman town Caerleon and finds time for an amphitheatre showdown with Phil. And Su attempts to resolve an age old mystery...does Phil wear a wig?
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19:45Celebrity Antiques Road Trip • Sez.6, Ep.13Jimmy Osmond and Tony ChristieTwo stars of the seventies, cool crooner Tony Christie and pop royalty Jimmy Osmond are accompanied by experts Catherine Southon and Margie Cooper. Blasting off from the Leicestershire town of Loughborough they’ll head for an auction in the Staffordshire city of Stoke-on-Trent. Tony squeezes in a visit to Coalbrookdale, the place where ground breaking techniques were developed that kick-started the industrial revolution. And petrol-head Jimmy gets to whizz round the historical race circuit at Donington. The big auction finale includes a sing-a-long like no other. But which musical maestro will clinch victory?
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20:50Museum stories • Sez.1, Ep.9The Museum of the 1930sThe city of Boulogne Billancourt experienced rapid development in the interwar period. Industrialists, filmmakers, architects, painters and sculptors test their creativity there. It is this impetus that the Museum of the 1930s would have liked to transcribe, created a collection of works of art from this period, first constituted by purchases in galleries, flea markets or auction houses, then mainly by donations. More than 1,500 sculptures, 800 paintings, 300 pieces of furniture… A heterogeneous whole, testimony of an era and a place in which the artistic excitement unfolds, and opens the way to a number of creative adventures of the 20th century.
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21:20Travelers • Sez.1, Ep.4WarsawToday, Travelers takes you to Warsaw, the capital of Poland, known for its varied architecture that reflects its long and eventful past. We'll start the tour in the Old Town Square to soak up the atmosphere, then head to the Zacheta Gallery, one of Poland's largest museums of contemporary and modern art. Warsaw and its history await you!
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21:45Stolen Treasures • Sez.1, Ep.7Alley of Poplars by Sisley, Nice Museum of Fine ArtsSisley was a British Impressionist painter, closely associated with Renoir and Monet. On 20 June 1978, at 8.30 pm, a truck was stolen. Inside were around ten masterpieces worth 1.5 billion francs. The transport company responsible for returning the works following a loan had made no security arrangements. On 21 September 1998, ‘The Avenue of Poplars’ was stolen once again. This time, it was the curator of the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Nice, Jean Fornéris, who staged his own abduction! Finally, on Sunday 5 August 2007, five masked and armed men held up staff at the Nice museum to steal four paintings, including the Sisley. It was not until 2008, with the help of the FBI – which was also searching for works stolen from the Boston Museum – that the thieves were arrested.
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22:30Stolen Treasures • Sez.1, Ep.6Woman’s Head by Pablo PicassoVandalised, stolen, cut into pieces, melted down and resold for a few thousand euros, even though they are worth millions: sculptures. On the night of 30–31 March 1999, whilst this park in the 6th arrondissement was closed to the public, individuals stole the sculpture of Picasso’s former muse and lover, Dora Maar: ‘Head of a Woman’, an 80-centimetre-tall bronze weighing 80 kilos. Two years later, in a town hall in the Paris suburbs, it stood proudly on the staircase: ‘Do you realise you’ve got a Picasso in your building?’ exclaimed an antique dealer who had come to visit the château. Indeed, the town hall had found a ‘large stone’ buried on a plot of land, had it cleaned, thought it was beautiful and displayed it in their château, unaware that it was a sculpture by Picasso…
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23:10Stolen Treasures • Sez.1, Ep.5The Boy with a Soap Bubble, RembrandtOn the evening of 13 July 1999, a day of celebrations in France, Rembrandt’s *The Boy with a Soap Bubble* disappeared from the Draguignan Municipal Museum. Patrick Vialaneix recounts how he fell in love with this painting at the age of 13. Thirteen years later, the painting continued to haunt him, and he decided to steal it so that he could always have it close to him and talk to it. He therefore hid in a cupboard in the museum, waiting for nightfall to make off with it. He turned himself in to the police in 2014.
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23:55Stolen Treasures • Sez.1, Ep.4Five Paintings by Corot – FranceOn the night of 17–18 October 1984, three criminals broke into the municipal museum in Semur-en-Auxois, which was not fitted with an alarm system. The joint investigation by the French and Japanese police revealed links between the Parisian underworld and the Japanese Yakuza mafia. Indeed, Shinchi Fujikuma, a Japanese gangster, had met two members of the Aubervilliers gang, Philippe-Emile Jamin and Youssef Khimoun, whilst serving time in a French prison. In 1987, the French managed to return from Japan with four of the five stolen paintings. The last one, *The Portrait of Mrs Baudot*, remained with its new owner, in accordance with the principle of ‘good faith’ guaranteed by Japanese law.
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00:40Within the frame • Sez.1, Ep.68Dulwich Picture GalleryDulwich Picture Gallery has a collection with extraordinary origins! In 1790, the King of Poland commissioned two London art dealers. They bought paintings all over Europe, which remained in their possession after the fall of Poland. They left the collection to Dulwich College and, following their request, the first public art gallery in England opened its doors in 1817. Here you will find masterpieces by artists such as Poussin, Rembrandt and Murillo. Enjoy your visit!
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01:00Architectures • Sez.1, Ep.66Pierrefonds, the architect's castleLocated near Compiègne, Château de Pierrefonds was one of Jean de Berry's most powerful châteaux, dismantled and gutted by order of Richelieu in the 17th century, and one of the most beautiful medieval ruins to inspire so much romantic nostalgia in the 19th century. A ruin bought by Napoleon III, who wished to transform it into an imperial residence...
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01:30Artist's Workshop • Sez.1, Ep.3Antoine BourdelleIn this episode, we will talk about the artist Antoine Bourdelle. Son of a carpenter who moved to the capital, Antoine Bourdelle became the most important official sculptor at the beginning of the 20th century. This pupil of Rodin took on numerous commissions in France and abroad. But he also kept some of his sculptures still present today in his workshop in the Montparnasse district, a magical place, which has remained frozen in the past.
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02:00Celebrity Antiques Road Trip • Sez.6, Ep.17Tanni Grey Thompson and Jade JonesToday we’re in the North East of England with top wheelchair paralympians Tanni Grey-Thompson and Jade Jones. Tanni has a record haul of medals and records, while her promising young protégé Jade is just starting out on her athletics career. In the company of experts Phil Serrell and David Harper, the Baroness from County Durham and Middlesbrough’s Jade will be on the lookout for antiques to take to auction in Harrogate. Tanni also tries her hand at traditional glass making and Jade learns about the man who was a design champion of the region.
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02:55Photo Contest • Sez.1, Ep.13The fairgroundIn this episode, the two candidates, Anouar Hendrixx and Gwenaëlle David, will compete on the imposed theme of the fairground. They will have one hour to make the best possible photograph, then they will have to edit their photos for 30 minutes.
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03:45Artist's Workshop • Sez.1, Ep.35Natalia PankovaNizhny Novgorod is the birthplace of Natalia Pankova. It is a closed city of the Soviet Union. The young Natalia knew very early that she wanted to become an artist, but not a Soviet artist, a free artist. In this episode, we will meet her in her studio.
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04:00An hour with... • Sez.1, Ep.7Vincent Van GoghTake an hour break to discover the work of a Netherland painter, Vincent van Gogh. You will discover his labour with Self-portrait, Memory of the garden at Etten, Van Gogh’s chair.
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05:00An hour with... • Sez.1, Ep.8Vassily KandinskyTake an hour break to discover the work of a Russian painter, Vassily Kandinsky. You will discover his labour with Old city n°2, Park of Saint-cloud, Rider (improvisation n°12).
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