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Art of Persia

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Samira Ahmed reveals how Iran preserved its distinctive language and culture despite the Arab conquest of Persia. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Docudrama that explores the life and work of JMW Turner, considered by many to be Britain's greatest landscape painter, but whose private life was full of extremes and contradictions. Show more

What Do Artists Do All Day?

Frank Bowling's Abstract World

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 8 months

Brenda Emmanus meets abstract artist Frank Bowling, who became the first black Royal Academician in 2005, to discuss a major retrospective of his work at Tate Britain. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brenda Emmanus
Interviewed Guest:
Frank Bowling
Director:
Charlie Sever
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson

A look at the history of still-life painting, featuring a range of delights from the earliest existing Xenia mural paintings found at Pompeii to the cubist masterpieces of Picasso. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Franny Moyle
Producer:
Liam McArdle
Director:
Liam McArdle

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Docudrama that explores the life and work of JMW Turner, considered by many to be Britain's greatest landscape painter, but whose private life was full of extremes and contradictions. Show more

Art of Persia

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Samira Ahmed reveals how Iran preserved its distinctive language and culture despite the Arab conquest of Persia. Show more

BBC Four

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