Good morning readers! The end of term is fast approaching so only 2 more entries from me until September.  As always I hope you find the following useful.

Sky Arts 1:

Fri 15th June 1:00PM Ink! Alter Egos Exposed ( 30 min ) Gender & sexuality in comic book illustration

Gender And Relationships: Hugh Dillon examines the strained relationships and sexual orientation of superheroes, discovering why sex is a difficult subject to broach in comic books.

1:30PM Ink! Alter Egos Exposed ( 30 min ) Social issues in comic book illustration

Social Relevance: Hugh Dillon discovers how comic books reflect their times and deal with major social issues, finding that one even helped to pass a new law in the USA.

4:00PM Jeff Koons: Beyond Heaven ( 60 min ) Jeff Koons

Pop artist Jeff Koons gives a tour of his Manhattan studio, rebutting charges that his art is derivative and self-serving and offering fresh insight into his multimillion-pound work.

Sun 17th June 2:00AM The World Of Miss World ( 60 min ) Ideals of beauty

Fascinating fly-on-the-wall documentary exploring the famous 1974 Miss World Pageant held at London's Royal Albert Hall.

11:50AM Louise Bourgeois:The Spider,The... ( 105 min ) Louise Bourgeois

...Mistress and the Tangerine. Documentary exploring the life of the abstract sculptor and the ritualistic processes through which she embodies traumatic memories in her artwork.

Mon 18th June 7:00AM Great Artists With Tim Marlow ( 30 min ) Turner

Turner: Art historian Tim Marlow looks at the life and work of English Romantic landscape painter JMW Turner, whose unruly brush strokes caused outrage in the 19th century.

Tues 19th June 9:00AM Milton Glaser: To Inform & Delight ( 90 min ) Milton Glaser

A compelling look at the witty and artistic output of Milton Glaser, famous for his pop culture publicity and American iconography, including his 1970s' I 'heart' NY campaign.

Weds 20th June 4:00AM Tracey Emin: In Confidence ( 60 min ) Tracey Emin

The feisty Britartist and former wild child discusses her late dad, her art, the inspiration behind My Bed, sex, critics and her rape, abortions and miscarriages, with Laurie Taylor

Sky Arts 2:

Sat 16th June 5:30PM Art Of Faith ( 60 min )

Daoism & Shinto: John McCarthy investigates the art of Daoism and Shinto, visiting the top of Mount Tai in China and the intriguing orange gates littering the hillside in Kyoto, Japan.

Sun 17th June 1:05AM Auction ( 30 min ) Michelangelo

A once-in-a-lifetime work goes on sale - a sketch by Michelangelo of a painting that never was. And an auction of pieces from the great houses of Europe offers a million-pound chandelier.

Mon 18th June 1:00AM Auction ( 30 min ) Wilfrid Evill

Promoted as the greatest collection of 20th-century British art ever to come to the market, over 100 paintings and sculptures assembled by Wilfrid Evill goes on sale in London.

6:00PM Sky Arts At Museums at Night 2012 ( 30 min )

New. Sky Arts joins the all-night sleepovers and torch-lit tours taking place at museums, galleries, libraries and heritage sites across the UK as part of the Museums At Night event.

Tues 19th June 1:00AM Auction ( 30 min )

A painting from Monet's popular series goes on sale in New York. In London, a sculpture of Berenice carved by Ambrogio Borghi from a single block of marble could fetch up to £400,000.

1:30AM A Passion For The Hermitage ( 30 min )

Go behind the scenes at the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, to meet the curators, guards and picture specialists who maintain the museum's 3,000,000 pieces.

7:30AM The Forgotten Painter ( 30 min )

Selina Scott explores Edward Seago's childhood, examining his early life in Norfolk and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh recalls his personal friendship with the painter.

12:35PM The King's Stamp ( 25 min ) Design

The popularity of stamp collecting made this film an instant hit as it follows the design and production of a postage stamp for George V's 1935 silver jubilee celebrations.

BBC TV: nothing to report.

BBC Radio:

Fri 15th June 19:30–20:00 BBC ALBA Ulaidhean National Museum of Scotland

Derek MacKay and Kirsty MacDonald explore the National Museum of Scotland. (R)

Sun 17th June 19:00–20:00 BBC Four Behind the Scenes at the Museum: Freud Museum

2/3. At London's Freud Museum, a new director has the mission to make Freud less elitist. (R)

Tues 19th June 22:00–23:00 BBC Four Rude Britannia: A History Most Satirical, Bawdy, Lewd and Offensive

1/3. The art and literature of Georgian Britain revealed a nation openly and shockingly rude. (R)

BBC TV

Sun 19:00–20:00 BBC Two (Scotland only*)A Life Through The Lens: David Peat *Photography

A film made by David Peat shortly before his death from cancer in early 2012. (R)

(*watch again online.)

Weds

20:30–21:00 BBC ALBA Ulaidhean National Museum of Scotland *Museums

Derek MacKay and Kirsty MacDonald explore the National Museum of Scotland. (R)

21:00–22:00 BBC FourTurner's Thames

Matthew Collings explores how Turner found inspiration in the waters of the river Thames.

Sneaky Channel 4 have surprised us with a NEW ARTS SERIES the week I said there’s never any arts TV on that Channel 4.  I stand corrected! 

Watch episode 1 of Grayson Perry’s All in the Best Possible Taste on 4oD:

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/in-the-best-possible-taste-grayson-perry/episode-guide/series-1/episode-1

and watch this weeks on the telly at…

22:00 ALL IN THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE... 65 MINS ...with Grayson Perry. Grayson Perry explores British tastes, using his discoveries as inspiration for works of art. In this episode he meets the middle class in and around Tunbridge Wells.

RADIO:

Fri 07:15 – 07:30 BBC Radio 4 Extra Jackie Wullschlager - Chagall 5/5

The artist welcomes the revolution and runs an art school. But then the repression start.

Ladies and gents I apologise for the lack of Sky Arts listings this week- this week has been a 2 day week and I've been given other more pressing commitments.  Check out the listings yourself this week at: http://skyarts.sky.com/listings

Good afternoon readers!  


Now, I've changed the listings content- no more Channel 4.  Other than 2 Damien Hirst features 2 and a bit moons ago in March, there are no art progs to be seen (just lots of guilty pleasure reality shows).  This said, the Channel 4 website has an excellent back catalogue of past arts programming available as watch again which I would strongly recommend searching...


Channel 4 Arts Programmes bank:
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/tags/art-design-and-literature


And of course, Happy Half Term!

BBC TV:

Sat 2nd June 23:50–00:50 BBC HD A Picture of London

A film evoking the city as seen by painters, photographers, film-makers and writers.

Sun 3rd June 21:00–22:30 BBC Four The Elgin Marbles R

Andrew Graham-Dixon explores how the Elgin Marbles were removed from Athens. (R)

Tues 5th June 18:30–19:30 BBC OneRolf Paints... The Diamond Jubilee  R

Sixty inspirational artists try to capture sixty years of royal history on canvas.

Sky Arts 1:

Fri 1st June 4:00PM Everything Is Art ( 60 min )

Top designers such as John Maeda pose intriguing questions about the nature of art and design, looking at retailer Muji and an astonishing staircase created by Thomas Heatherwick

Sat 2nd June 5:00AM Dead Art: Bronx, NY ( 30 min )

Artillo Piccirilli is famous for carving the Lincoln Memorial but, like other great artists, he also created mausoleums. Check out the works of art at Woodlawn Cemetery in New York. 

5:30AM Dead Art: Paris ( 30 min )

Dee visits the illustrious Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris, the final resting place of such luminaries as Chopin, Isadora Duncan, Jim Morrison, Balzac, Oscar Wilde and Edith Piaf.

6:00AM Sir Peter Blake Meets... ( 60 min )

... Ken Russell. Living The Life. Shortly before his death in November 2011, director Ken Russell and pop artist Sir Peter Blake talk about their life and work. (9 of 10)

12:10PM Sixty Years of Fashion ( 20 min )

The Centre of Information's amusing 1960 journey through sixty years of fashion

Sun 3rd June 5:00AM Dead Art: Boston, Massachusetts ( 30 min )

Dee Snider visits Forest Hills Cemetery, a picturesque 250-acre plot minutes from downtown Boston, which is home to four stunning sculptures by Daniel Chester French. 

5:30AM Dead Art: London ( 30 min )

Dee Snider heads to West Norwood in south London, a cemetery which features several European styles of art and architecture spanning the centuries, and includes 19th-century catacombs.

Mon 4th June 5:00AM Dead Art: Prague ( 30 min )

Take a guided tour of the art and architecture of Vysehrad Cemetery in Prague, which holds a 'Who's Who' of Czech musicians, artists, writers, and actors. 

5:30AM Dead Art: Mexico City ( 30 min )

In the heart of the world's largest city, art is far from dead. The Panteon de Dolores cemetery in Mexico City is full to the brim with coloured tombs, and amazing icons and artworks.

Tues 5th June 5:00AM Damien Hirst: In Confidence ( 60 min )

The artworld bad boy, used to courting controversy, speaks intimately with Laurie Taylor in a rare interview about his critics, inspirations, and the meaning behind 'the shark'.

Weds 6th June 7:00PM Art Of The Heist ( 60 min ) *for fun*

Trail Of The Moche Gold: In 1988, a golden headdress was looted from a tomb in Peru. Find out how Scotland Yard helped to find the thieves. Narrated by Kenneth Cranham.

Thurs 7th June 7:00AM Art Of The Heist ( 60 min ) *for fun*

Den Of Antiquities: In 1974, in war-torn Cyprus, a priceless mosaic is chipped from the walls of a church by looters. Follow the amazing story of its theft and eventually recovery

9:00AM Manufactured Landscapes ( 90 min ) *Photography

Documentary on the work of photographer Edward Burtynsky as he travels the world, observing changes in the landscape caused by industry and manufacturing from an artistic perspective.

2:00PM Tim Marlow On Damien Hirst ( 60 min )

Tim explores the artist and art entrepreneur's show at Tate Modern, which features famous pieces including his shark in formaldehyde and his £50million diamond-encrusted skull.


Sky Arts 2:
Mon 4th June 7:35AM  G F Watts- Victorian Visionary ( 25 min )
Antony Gormley and Patricky Marber contribute to this insightful film on the life of GF Watts and the creation of the Watts Gallery designed to house his incredible collection of art.


7:55PM Leonardo Exhibition ( 5 min )

BBC RADIO: (you can get all these online)

All of these programmes, bar the Chagall feature, are regular slots and will not be repeated in future listings.  

Fri 1st June 19:15 – 19:45 BBC Radio 4 Front Row 

Arts news, interviews and reviews with Kirsty Lang.

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Sat 2nd June 10:30 – 11:00 BBC Radio 4 Smile 

Kate Williams explores the history and development of the modern winning smile. This may cover the smile in visual art.

Sun 3rd June 11:05 – 12:00 BBC World Service The Weekend Strand 

The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day.

13:15 – 13:30 BBC Radio 4 Extra Jackie Wullschlager - Chagall (Episode 4/5) 

The artist shocks the censor, and then makes his big breakthrough - thanks to the Germans. We're coming to this part way through the series

04:05 – 05:00 BBC World Service The Weekend Strand

Mon 4th June 09:32 – 09:50 BBC World Service The Strandt to you every day.

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Weds 6th June 15:32 – 15:50 BBC World Service The Strand

18:30 – 19:00 BBC Radio Foyle Arts Extra 

Lynette Fay covers film, television, music, books and the visual arts.

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23:32 – 23:50 BBC World Service The Strand

03:32 – 03:50 BBC World Service The Strand 

Thurs 7th June 09:32 – 09:50 BBC World Service The Strand

15:32 – 15:50 BBC World Service The Strand

18:30 – 19:00 BBC Radio Foyle Arts Extra 

Marie-Louise Muir covers film, television, music, books and the visual arts.

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19:15 – 19:45 BBC Radio 4 Front Row

Arts news, interviews and reviews, with Mark Lawson.

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23:32 – 23:50 BBC World Service The Strand