Constable: The Rural Rebel
Was Constable a chocolate box painter or a revolutionary? Art historian Rose Balston explores six decades of 麻豆官网首页入口 archive to discover how TV has influenced our understanding of him.
Often dismissed as a chocolate box painter in his day, Constable is now acknowledged to have been a revolutionary. Art historian Rose Balston explores six decades of 麻豆官网首页入口 archive to discover how TV has influenced our understanding of him.
Constable pushed the boundaries of landscape painting to such an extent that he was rejected by the establishment. Perhaps just as surprisingly, he poured his love for one woman onto the canvas as no painter of landscapes had done before. This programme goes beyond clich茅 to discover what the 麻豆官网首页入口 archive has to say about a much misunderstood English master.
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Tom Verlaine
Depot (1957)
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The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
I Vitelloni
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Harold Budd and Brian Eno
First Light
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Michael Nyman
Time Lapse
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Dinah Washington
Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
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Sarah Whatmore
When I Lost You
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Harry Rabinowitz, Gabriel Yared
Anthem
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Rose Balston |
| Interviewed Guest | Sarah Cove |
| Interviewed Guest | Anne Lyles |
| Interviewed Guest | Michael Rosenthal |
| Production Manager | Judy Wilson |
| Executive Producer | Emma Parkins |
| Executive Producer | Ed Stobart |
| Director | Kieron Townend |
Broadcasts
- Sun 23 Feb 2020 21:00
- Mon 24 Feb 2020 03:00
- Tue 15 Sep 2020 00:00
- Tue 29 Nov 2022 23:15
- Wed 24 Jul 2024 00:05
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