Wednesday, 28 March 2012





The week ahead: Wednesday 28th March - Wednesday 4th April 2012


BBC TV:
Nothing to report this week

Channel 4:
Mon 2nd April 08.00PM Damien Hirst: The first look
Damien Hirst takes Noel Fielding on an exclusive walk through his new show at Tate Modern, providing a behind-the-scenes look at the first major retrospective of his work in the UK 

Tues 3rd April 00.15AM Damien Hirst: Thoughts, work, life
Damien Hirst talks openly and honestly about his life, from growing up in Leeds and his move to London in the 80s to his time at Goldsmiths College and his meteoric rise to fame in the 90s 

Sky Arts 1
Weds 28th March 08.00PM Next Great Artist We're coming to this part way through the series*
Up-and-coming artists make their mark on the industry



Thurs 29th March 10.30AM Tim Marlow on Lucien Freud Portraits
Tim takes a tour of Lucian Freud's blockbuster exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, which includes works the artist produced right up to his death in July 2011


Fri 30th April 06.00AM Anthony Gormley’s One & Another
Angel of the North creator Antony Gormley launches one of his most ambitious projects. Across 100 days, 2,400 people will each spend an hour on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth

08.00PM Kate Moss! Creating an Icon E What is beauty? What is the ideal?
A fascinating look at how a 14 year old, spotted by a modelling executive on her way through JFK airport, came to be worshipped by an entire generation of fashionistas 


07.30PM Mastering The Art E Painting technique -want to learn to paint like Hockney?
John Myatt attempts to teach three students, including a psychiatric nurse and a muralist, how to recreate one of David Hockney's iconic Californian pool paintings 

Sky Arts 2
Nothing to report.

Radio

Nothing to report this week


Welcome to the Arts Programmes on TV and Radio blog!

This blog will alert you to forthcoming TV and Radio programmes about the Arts on the free to view channels (BBC and Channel 4), Sky Arts, and Radio.  In other words, this is your personal arts TV and Radio guide.

Posts will appear weekly on a Wednesday with listings for the week ahead.

Sometimes these programmes will be vital watching (or listening) that is closely matched to your course curriculum, sometimes they will just be excellent arts programmes that are worth bringing to your attention.  Look out for programmes marked with an 'E' for essential as this will indicate a programme that is highly relevant to your course. And look out for an 'R' which signifies a programme I've recorded*.

So without further ado welcome to the blog and most importantly, happy watching, listening and learning!

* Programmes covered by the Educational Recording Agency (ERA) license can be stored on the College's Video Server and kept for as long as they are relevant.  In this instance your tutor will add a link to the recording on Blackboard enabling you to watch the video as and when you like.