Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 280,378 playable programmes from the BBC

The Brancusi Trial

on BBC Radio 3

In 1928, US Customs refused to recognise one of Constanin Brancusi 's sculptures as a (tax-exempt) work of art. John Mortimer tells the story of the resulting trial, which had to address the question: what is art? The court cast includes Ed Bishop , Jerry Harte. Stuart Milligan , Kerry Shale and Bob Sherman. Plus interviews with Matthew Gale of the Tate
Gallery, Brancusi's biographer Sidney Geist , artist Richard Wentworth. and Ann Temkin of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Producer Margaret Renn

Contributors

Unknown:
Constanin Brancusi
Unknown:
John Mortimer
Unknown:
Ed Bishop
Unknown:
Jerry Harte.
Unknown:
Stuart Milligan
Unknown:
Kerry Shale
Unknown:
Bob Sherman.
Unknown:
Matthew Gale
Artist:
Sidney Geist
Artist:
Richard Wentworth.
Artist:
Ann Temkin
Producer:
Margaret Renn

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More