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The Threshold of Liberty

Episode 5 of 8

Robert Hughes's classic series about art in the twentieth century. Hughes examines the surrealists and their attempts to make art without restrictions.

Robert Hughes's classic series about art in the twentieth century continues by looking at the avant-garde and modernism in the century of change. Hughes gets innocent and irrational as he examines the surrealists and their attempts to make art without restrictions. Features artists such as Di Chirico, Ernst, Miro and Dali.

59 minutes

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Sun 24 Sep 202323:50
BBC Four

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Credits

PresenterRobert Hughes
ProducerLorna Pegram

Broadcasts

  • Sun 19 Oct 198020:05
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Sun 12 Jun 198320:15
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Thu 22 Jul 200422:00
    BBC Four
  • Mon 24 Sep 201223:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 24 Sep 202323:50
    BBC Four

Blog post: 'From the start, Bob's film about Goya was an act of personal catharsis'

Blog post: 'From the start, Bob's film about Goya was an act of personal catharsis'

Read executive producer Nick Kent's thoughts.