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The Joy of Painting episode 7 - Golden Sunset

The Joy of Painting episode 7 – Ocean Sunset

The Joy of Painting episode 7 – Ocean Sunset: In this 30-minute challenge, Bob Ross captures the beauty of the beach, as the sun goes down, in a seascape painted in gold, purple and orange.     American painter Bob Ross offers soothing words of encouragement to viewers and painting hobbyists in an enormously popular series that has captivated audiences worldwide since 1982. Ross is a cult figure, with nearly two million Facebook followers and 3,000 instructors globally. His soothing, nurturing personality is therapy for the weary, and his respect for nature and wildlife helps heighten environmental awareness. In this […]

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The Joy of Painting episode 5 - Ocean Breeze

The Joy of Painting episode 5 – Ocean Breeze

The Joy of Painting episode 5 – Ocean Breeze: In this programme, Bob Ross paints an awesome cloudy sky set against a turbulent sea of crashing waves.     American painter Bob Ross offers soothing words of encouragement to viewers and painting hobbyists in an enormously popular series that has captivated audiences worldwide since 1982. Ross is a cult figure, with nearly two million Facebook followers and 3,000 instructors globally. His soothing, nurturing personality is therapy for the weary, and his respect for nature and wildlife helps heighten environmental awareness. In this series, Ross demonstrates his unique painting technique, which

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The Joy of Painting episode 3 - Mountain by the Sea

The Joy of Painting episode 3 – Mountain by the Sea

The Joy of Painting episode 3 – Mountain by the Sea: American painter Bob Ross takes on one of his greatest challenges as he paints majestic mountains looming over a colourful seascape in only half an hour.     American painter Bob Ross offers soothing words of encouragement to viewers and painting hobbyists in an enormously popular series that has captivated audiences worldwide since 1982. Ross is a cult figure, with nearly two million Facebook followers and 3,000 instructors globally. His soothing, nurturing personality is therapy for the weary, and his respect for nature and wildlife helps heighten environmental awareness.

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The Joy of Painting episode 2 - Nature's Paradise

The Joy of Painting episode 2 – Nature’s Paradise

The Joy of Painting episode 2 – Nature’s Paradise: In this programme, Bob creates a fantastic American south western mountain scene, with spectacular red peaks looming over a lazy, tree-lined stream.     American painter Bob Ross offers soothing words of encouragement to viewers and painting hobbyists in an enormously popular series that has captivated audiences worldwide since 1982. Ross is a cult figure, with nearly two million Facebook followers and 3,000 instructors globally. His soothing, nurturing personality is therapy for the weary, and his respect for nature and wildlife helps heighten environmental awareness. In this series, Ross demonstrates his

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The Joy of Painting episode 1 - Mountain Path

The Joy of Painting episode 1 – Mountain Path

The Joy of Painting episode 1 – Mountain Path: Watch American painter Bob Ross as he creates a beautiful scene of mountains, evergreens, paths and bushes in just half an hour.     American painter Bob Ross offers soothing words of encouragement to viewers and painting hobbyists in an enormously popular series that has captivated audiences worldwide since 1982. Ross is a cult figure, with nearly two million Facebook followers and 3,000 instructors globally. His soothing, nurturing personality is therapy for the weary, and his respect for nature and wildlife helps heighten environmental awareness. In this series, Ross demonstrates his

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Antony Gormley: How Art Began

Antony Gormley: How Art Began

Antony Gormley – How Art Began: Why do humans make art? When did we begin to make our mark on the world? And where? In this film, Britain’s most celebrated sculptor Antony Gormley is setting out on a journey to see for himself the very beginnings of art.     Once we believed that art began with the cave paintings of Ice Age Europe, tens of thousands of years ago. But now, extraordinary new discoveries around the world are overturning that idea. Antony is going to travel across the globe, and thousands of years back in time, to piece together

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Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA episode 3

Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA episode 3

Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA episode 3: This episode looks at America’s most controversial cultural territory – the interstitial America of small towns and trailer parks.     As his road trip takes him from Iowa to Tennessee, Waldemar Januszczak discovers how this much maligned territory had an immensely beneficial impact on American art. From the small town brilliance of Grant Wood, to the small town alienation of Edward Hopper, to the spooky Dust Bowl symbolism of Alexandre Hogue, interstitial America inspired much that was great. The film culminates in the brilliant assemblages of David

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Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA episode 2

Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA episode 2

Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA episode 2: This episode is set in the American metropolis – the soaring new cities of the East Coast with their futuristic skylines and lofty skyscrapers.     But instead of looking up at the futuristic towers, Waldemar Januszczak explores the squalid boxing rings painted by George Bellows, Reginald Mash’s decadent awaydays on Coney Island and the crazy escape into theosophy and abstraction mounted by Thomas Wilfred. The film culminates in the harsh immigrant experience of Ellis Island and the profound impact that rootlessness had on the art of Mark

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Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA episode 1

Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA episode 1

Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA episode 1 : Series looking at American art. The first episode is set in the Wild West and begins with the sublime art of the Hudson River School, whose 19th-century evocations of the vastness of America did so much to fuel the myth of the promised land. A history of American art with Waldemar Januszczak.     Another huge influence was the mysterious rock art of Native Americans, which set a stirring precedent for non-naturalistic painting. The film culminates in a celebration of Jackson Pollock, born in Cody, Wyoming, who

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Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age

Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age

Architects of the Divine – The First Gothic Age: Medieval historian Dr Janina Ramirez looks back to a time when British craftsmen and their patrons created a new form of architecture.     The art and architecture of France would dominate England for much of the medieval age. Yet British stonemasons and builders would make Gothic architecture their own, inventing a national style for the first time – Perpendicular Gothic – and giving Britain a patriotic backdrop to suit its new ambitions of chivalry and power. From a grand debut at Gloucester Cathedral to commemorate a murdered king to its

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Treasures of Ancient Egypt episode 3 - A New Dawn

Treasures of Ancient Egypt episode 3 – A New Dawn

Treasures of Ancient Egypt episode 3 – A New Dawn: Episode three of Treasures of Ancient Egypt: A New Dawn brings to light the captivating final chapter of Egyptian art, as presented by the ever-enthusiastic Alastair Sooke. In this episode, Sooke delves into the twilight years of Egypt’s grandeur, a period marked by political decline yet artistic revival and transformation. Through his journey, viewers are invited to witness how art became a bridge between the storied past and a new cultural synthesis shaped by foreign influences. One of the episode’s most striking moments is Sooke’s exploration of the colossal statues

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Treasures of Ancient Egypt episode 2 - The Golden Age

Treasures of Ancient Egypt episode 2 – The Golden Age

Treasures of Ancient Egypt episode 2: Embark on a captivating journey into the heart of Ancient Egypt, where art, history, and human ingenuity converge to tell stories of power, beauty, and transformation. In the second episode of Treasures of Ancient Egypt, Alastair Sooke serves as your expert guide, navigating through an era of unparalleled opulence and cultural innovation. This mesmerizing exploration begins with the compelling, almost haunting, psychological portraits of the tyrant king Senwosret III and culminates in the resplendent golden mask of the boy king Tutankhamun. Along the way, viewers are treated to a kaleidoscope of architectural marvels, exquisite

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