{"product_id":"book-hwgs","title":"In Our Time: 25 Perspectives on the Visual Arts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss 25 explorations of the visual arts, including artistic and architectural styles, historic movements, notable artworks and visual artists\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRadio 4's \u003ci\u003eIn Our Time\u003c\/i\u003e has established itself at the pinnacle of essential conversation on a wide range of subjects from science, history, philosophy and the arts. The programme, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2023, is presented by Melvyn Bragg with contributors from the diverse worlds of academia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOpening with four contextual episodes - The Artist, Imagination, The Muses, and Architecture and Power - this thematic anthology contains 25 programmes on the history of visual art. Included are artistic styles and movements, from Avant Garde to Bohemianism, and great cultural figures such as Hans Holbein the Younger, Katsushika Hokusai, Frida Kahlo, Michelangelo and William Morris. Also featured are episodes on Baroque, Bauhaus and Surrealism, as well as such iconic artworks as Delacroix's \u003ci\u003eLiberty Leading the People\u003c\/i\u003e, Turner's \u003ci\u003eThe Fighting Temeraire\u003c\/i\u003e, Munch's \u003ci\u003eThe Scream\u003c\/i\u003e and Picasso's \u003ci\u003eGuernica\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow did the artist become a special kind of human being? Why is architecture such a powerful form of expression? These, and many other topics, are discussed in this release. Whether you're an arts student or simply want to broaden your horizons, this enlightening and entertaining compilation will provoke thoughts and debate long after you have finished listening to it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProduction credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresented by Melvyn Bragg\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Natalia Fernandez, John Goudie, Thomas Morris, Luke Mulhall and Simon Tillotson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Context\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Artist 28 March 2002\u003cbr\u003eImagination 28 November 2002\u003cbr\u003eThe Muses 19 May 2016\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture and Power 31 October 2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Styles and Movements\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCave Art 24 September 2020\u003cbr\u003eVitruvius and De Architectura 15 March 2012\u003cbr\u003eThe Baroque Movement 20 November 2008\u003cbr\u003eBohemianism 9 October 2003\u003cbr\u003eThe Decadent Movement 18 November 2021\u003cbr\u003eBauhaus 10 November 2022\u003cbr\u003eSurrealism 15 November 2001\u003cbr\u003eThe Avant Garde's Decline and Fall in the 20th Century 25 February 1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Visual Artists\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlbrecht Dürer 12 November 2020\u003cbr\u003eHolbein at the Tudor Court 15 October 2015\u003cbr\u003eGiorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists 27 May 2010\u003cbr\u003eHokusai 30 March 2017\u003cbr\u003eBerthe Morisot 13 October 2022\u003cbr\u003eFrida Kahlo 9 July 2015\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Morris 5 July 2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Art and Architecture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Lindisfarne Gospels 20 February 2003\u003cbr\u003eJudith beheading Holofernes 14 February 2019\u003cbr\u003eAngkor Wat 23 June 2022\u003cbr\u003eThe Sistene Chapel 31 March 2022\u003cbr\u003eThe School of Athens 26 March 2009\u003cbr\u003eBruegel's The Fight Between Carnival and Lent 15 January 2015\u003cbr\u003eDelacroix's Liberty Leading the People 20 October 2011\u003cbr\u003eThe Fighting Temeraire 10 November 2016\u003cbr\u003eMunch and The Scream 18 March 2010\u003cbr\u003ePicasso's Guernica 2 November 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49353000583472,"sku":"BDhwgs","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/446806-hwgs-Square.jpg?v=1734337734","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hwgs","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}