Friday, 15 June 2012


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)

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