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