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Frank Bowling's Abstract World
Brenda Emmanus meets abstract artist Frank Bowling, who became the first black Royal Academician in 2005, to coincide with a major retrospective of his work at Tate Britain.
Internationally renowned abstract artist Frank Bowling became the first black Royal Academician in 2005. Now 85 years old, and subject of a major retrospective at Tate Britain in London, Brenda Emmanus meets Bowling to look back over his long career. Featuring interviews with critics and fellow artists Brenda examines the significance of his work in the history of British art.
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New Year's Day 202022:30GMT
BBC News except UK & UK HD
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Brenda Emmanus |
| Interviewed Guest | Frank Bowling |
| Director | Charlie Sever |
| Executive Producer | Tanya Hudson |
| Editor | Aldo Palumbo |
Broadcasts
- Sat 31 Aug 201912:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Sun 1 Sep 201900:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Sun 1 Sep 201907:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Sun 1 Sep 201919:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Sun 1 Sep 201922:30GMTBBC News Latin America & North America only
- Mon 2 Sep 201900:30GMTBBC News Latin America & North America only
- New Year's Day 202006:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- New Year's Day 202012:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- New Year's Day 202019:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- New Year's Day 202022:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD