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The Power of Art

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Cultural discussion programme. Andrew Marr explores the power of art with Andrew Graham-Dixon, Leanda de Lisle, Kelly Chorpening and Don Thompson. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew Marr
Interviewed Guest:
Andrew Graham-Dixon
Interviewed Guest:
Leanda de Lisle
Interviewed Guest:
Kelly Chorpening
Interviewed Guest:
Don Thompson
Producer:
Hannah Sander

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Lynda La Plante; Jon Hopkins; The Smoke

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

John Wilson talks to Prime Suspect writer Lynda La Plante about her plans for a prequel focusing on the early life of DCI Tennison. Plus Mercury Prize-nominated DJ Jon Hopkins. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Lynda La Plante
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Crompton
Interviewed Guest:
Andrew Graham-Dixon
Interviewed Guest:
Jon Hopkins

Front Row

Howard Hodgkin remembered; Imogen Cooper; Edward Albee

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Painter and printmaker Howard Hodgkin remembered, pianist Imogen Cooper performs live, and we discuss playwright Edward Albee. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Producer:
Hannah Robins
Interviewed Guest:
Maggi Hambling
Interviewed Guest:
Andrew Graham-Dixon
Interviewed Guest:
Imogen Cooper
Interviewed Guest:
James Macdonald
Interviewed Guest:
Ian Rickson

Front Row

Julian Lloyd Webber; Andrew Graham-Dixon; The Galapagos Affair

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Kirsty Lang talks to Julian Lloyd Webber about competitions and retiring from performing; Andrew Graham-Dixon on his new series about the Art of China; The Galapagos Affair review. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Julian Lloyd Webber
Interviewed Guest:
Andrew Graham-Dixon
Interviewed Guest:
Jennifer Haley
Interviewed Guest:
Dreda Say Mitchell

Art of America

Episode 2: Modern Dreams

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

Andrew Graham-Dixon discovers how the ambitions of visionary artists and architects helped America remove itself from the shadow of Europe in the 20th century. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Paul Tilzey
Producer:
Paul Tilzey
Director:
Paul Tilzey
Director:
Paul Tilzey
Series Producer:
Silvia Sacco
Series Producer:
Silvia Sacco
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely

Art of America

Episode 1: Looking for Paradise

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

Andrew Graham-Dixon begins his history of American art with portraits of Puritan settlers and the dark truth behind Benjamin West's most famous painting. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Paul Tilzey
Director:
Paul Tilzey
Director:
Paul Tilzey
Series Producer:
Silvia Sacco
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely

Art of America

Episode 3: What Lies Beneath

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Andrew Graham-Dixon examines Andy Warhol's soup can paintings, interviews pop artist James Rosenquist, looks at Ed Ruscha's work and visits Jeff Koons's studio. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Ian Leese
Producer:
Ian Leese
Producer:
Ian Leese
Director:
Ian Leese
Director:
Ian Leese
Director:
Ian Leese
Series Producer:
Silvia Sacco
Series Producer:
Silvia Sacco
Series Producer:
Silvia Sacco
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely