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Back to SearchSeason 5, Ep.7: The Haywain Tryptich by Hieronymus Bosch
This week, Laura and Phil discuss the eternally bizarre and delightful Bosch, focusing on one of his fabulous triptychs, with this one telling the st…
1 year, 8 months ago
Season 5, Ep.5: Starry Night over the Rhône by Van Gogh with Martin Bailey
Season 5 Episode 5
The new year kicks off with Phil revisiting Van Gogh’s romantic masterpiece – and the poster image for our smash hit documentary Van Gogh: Poets & Lo…
1 year, 8 months ago
Season 5, Ep.4: Christmas Special - The Monopoly Board, Lizzie Magie
Season 5 Episode 4
In this cosy Christmas special, Laura and Phil sit down with three times British Monopoly champion (and Phil’s brother) Mike and his long-suffering s…
1 year, 9 months ago
Season 5, Ep.3: Le Pont-Neuf by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Season 5 Episode 3
Phil speaks with curator Mary Morton at one of his favourite galleries - the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC - about a poignant view of Paris …
1 year, 9 months ago
Season 5, Ep.2: Christ of Saint John of the Cross by Salvador Dalí
Season 5 Episode 2
In this episode, Phil & Laura look at Dali’s unique take on the crucifixion, supposedly inspired by what Dali called his “cosmic dream” of the univer…
1 year, 9 months ago
Season 5, Ep.1: Olive Grove, Saint-Rémy (1889) by Vincent van Gogh
Season 5 begins in the warm and inviting olive groves around Saint Remy which Van Gogh painted repeatedly, fascinated as he was by the irregular grow…
1 year, 9 months ago
Season 4, Ep.10: Starry Night Over the Rhône by Vincent Van Gogh
This week, Phil and Laura look at Vincent’s other ‘Starry Night’, painted just down the road from his famous yellow house in Arles, and explore the t…
2 years, 3 months ago
Season 4, Ep.9: Augustus of Prima Porta Statue - Vatican Museums
Talk about good PR! This masterpiece by an unknown Greek artist depicts the first official emperor of Rome, Augustus, demonstrating his firm grasp of…
2 years, 3 months ago
Season 4, Ep.8: Colliers Unloading on Hove Beach by John Constable
This week, Phil’s takes leading BBC radio presenter Danny Pike for a trip to the Brighton Pavilion to examine local legend John Constable’s stunning …
2 years, 3 months ago
Season 4, Ep.7: Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez
This week, Phil and Laura discuss what has been repeatedly named one of the greatest paintings in history, the monumental ‘Las Meninas’ or ‘The Maids…
2 years, 3 months ago