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Art Matters — 69 episodes

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1

Art at the Olympics ft. Margaret Timmers – Episode 68

2

The Art of Love ft. Kate Bryan – Episode 67

3

The Artistry Behind Maps ft. Nick Millea – Episode 66

4

Poster Designs for the London Underground ft. Matt Brosnan – Episode 65

5

Art Good Enough to Eat ft. Tasha Marks – Episode 64

6

1666 – A Year of Plague, Fire and War Told Through Art ft. Rebecca Rideal – Episode 63

7

Psychoanalysing Art ft. Vanessa Sinclair – Episode 62

8

Art and Advertising ft. Michele Bogart – Episode 61

9

Soul of a Nation ft. Zoé Whitley – Episode 60

10

The Art of Twentieth-Century British Railway Posters ft. David Bownes – Episode 59

11

An Introduction to Classical Mythology in Art ft. James Cahill – Episode 58

12

Fashion from the Canvas to the Silver Screen ft. Raissa Bretaña – Episode 57

13

The Beauty in Beasts ft. Giovanni Aloi – Episode 56

14

Presidential Portraits (Part 2) ft. Kim Sajet – Episode 55

15

Presidential Portraits (Part 1) ft. Kim Sajet – Episode 54

16

Demystifying Tarot Art ft. Rachel Pollack – Episode 53

17

How the Bank of England Design Banknotes ft. Sarah John, Jenni Adam and Debbie Marriott – Episode 52

18

Reflecting 'Madness' in Art ft. Anna Jamieson – Episode 51

19

The Art of Disney Animation ft. Charles Solomon – Episode 50

20

The Vagina Museum and Vulvas in Art ft. Sarah Creed – Episode 49

21

Journey to the Moon ft. Melanie Vandenbrouck – Episode 48

22

Art and Innovation at World Fairs ft. Caroline A. Jones – Episode 47

23

Finding More of Britain's Lost Masterpieces ft. Bendor Grosvenor – Episode 46

24

The Monuments Men and Preserving Art During War ft. Robert Edsel – Episode 45

25

The Art History of Witches ft. Deanna Petherbridge – Episode 44

26

The Black Presence in European Painting ft. Michael Ohajuru – Episode 43

27

Harlow the Sculpture Town ft. Kate Harding – Episode 42

28

Beauty and Power in Art ft. Jon Sleigh – Episode 41

29

BONUS EPISODE – Chatting ‘Mrs. Lowry and Son’ with director Adrian Noble

30

Writing About Great Women Artists ft. Rebecca Morrill – Episode 40

31

Music Theory, Maths and Elevating Visual Art ft. Peter Vergo – Episode 39

32

The Art of Stamp Design ft. Paul Skinner and Antonio Acala – Episode 38

33

The Story of Emoji 🙃 ft. Paul Galloway – Episode 37

34

Decoding Astrology in Art ft. Klemens Ludwig – Episode 36

35

Let's Talk About Erotic Art ft. Dr Alyce Mahon – Episode 35

36

Artists of Classic Ladybird Books ft. Helen Day – Episode 34

37

The Magic of Fairy Tales in Art ft. Dr Michael Newton – Episode 33

38

An Introduction to the Camp Aesthetic ft. Zorian Clayton – Episode 32

39

Talking Art with Russell Tovey – Episode 31

40

How Blind and Partially Sighted People Engage with Visual Art ft. VocalEyes – Episode 30

41

Forgotten Women Artists ft. Zing Tsjeng – Episode 29

42

Rediscovering Colour in Classical Sculptures ft. Cecilie Brøns – Episode 28

43

Art on the Underground ft. Eleanor Pinfield – Episode 27

44

The History of Paint by Number ft. William L. Bird, Jr. – Episode 26

45

The Pre-Raphaelites’ Relationship with Science ft. Dr John Holmes – Episode 25

46

Weird, Dark and Wonderful Victorian Christmas Cards ft. Greg Jenner – Episode 24

47

Lost Art, Forgeries and the Theft of the ‘Mona Lisa’ ft. Dr Noah Charney – Episode 23

48

Artists as Book Illustrators ft. Jaleen Grove – Episode 22

49

How Alfred Hitchcock Created Artful Suspense ft. Joel Gunz – Episode 21

50

Black Women Artists and #blackgirlmagic ft. Bee Tajudeen and Rosa Uddoh – Episode 20

51

Art in the Science Museum ft. Katy Barrett – Episode 19

52

The Art of RuPaul's Drag Race ft. The Art History Babes – Episode 18

53

Finding Britain’s Lost Masterpieces ft. Dr Bendor Grosvenor – Episode 17

54

Virginia Woolf, Feminism, and Women Painting Women ft. Laura Smith and Venetia Berry – Episode 16

55

Mermaids and Mythical Creatures in Art and the Queer Community ft. Sacha Coward – Episode 15

56

The Simpsons, Art and Capturing 20th C America ft. Emily VanDerWerff – Episode 14

57

When Beyoncé Goes APES**T ft. Bee Tajudeen – Episode 13

58

Art, medieval medicine, and treating the human body ft. Dr Jack Hartnell – Episode 12

59

When artists make cookbooks ft. Cedar Lewisohn – Episode 11

60

Decoding fashion in paintings ft. Amber Butchart – Episode 10

61

Artists' Love for the Colouriest Colours ft. Stuart Semple – Episode 9

62

What to know for the Met Gala 2018 theme of Heavenly Bodies ft. Tabloid Art History – Episode 8

63

Hair Trends Throughout Art History ft. Rachael Gibson of @thehairhistorian – Episode 7

64

Synaesthesia in Art ft. James Wannerton – Episode 6

65

Art References in Recent Hip Hop ft. Dr James Peterson – Episode 5

66

Art and Tattoos ft. Dr Matt Lodder – Episode 4

67

Women Artists in the Digital Age ft. Katy Hessel of @thegreatwomenartists - Episode 3

68

Celebrity Culture and Art History ft. Tabloid Art History – Episode 2

69

Queer Culture and Art History ft. Dr Justin Bengry – Episode 1