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BBC Two (UK)
Status:
Ended
Start:
1972-01-08
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John Berger presents his insights on how people see. Through examples of Art History Berger shows how our very sense of sight has been transformed. By discovering why this is so, according to Berger, "we shall discover something about ourselves".
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S1E2 - Part Two
This second programme deals with the portrayal of the female nude, an important part of the tradition of European art. Berger examines these paintings and asks whether they celebrate women as they really are or only as men would like them to be.
Air Date: 15 Jan 1972 15:00 (CDT)
S1E3 - Part Three
With the invention of oil paint around 1400, painters were able to portray people and objects with an unprecedented degree of realism, and painting became the ideal way to celebrate private possessions. In this programme, John Berger questions the value we place on that tradition.
Air Date: 22 Jan 1972 15:00 (CDT)
S1E4 - Part Four
In this programme, Berger analyses the images of advertising and publicity and shows how they relate to the tradition of oil painting - in moods, relationships and poses.
Air Date: 29 Jan 1972 15:00 (CDT)