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The Shock of the New

Episode 1: Mechanical Paradise

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 12 months

Series on the development of modern art from 1880 to the present, presented by Robert Hughes. How technology influenced art between 1880 and the end of WWI. Show more

The Shock of the New

Episode 2: The Powers That Be

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 12 months

Robert Hughes examines the relationship between art and authority by looking at dadaism and the art of political movements such as fascism and Soviet communism. Show more

The Shock of the New

Episode 4: Trouble in Utopia

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 12 months

Robert Hughes's classic series about art in the twentieth century. This edition deals with the aspirations and reality of the art in which we live, architecture. Show more

The Shock of the New

Episode 5: The Threshold of Liberty

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 11 months

Robert Hughes's classic series about art in the twentieth century. Hughes examines the surrealists and their attempts to make art without restrictions. Show more