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A Fresh Guide to Florence

Hip-hop legend and art lover Fab 5 Freddy saddles up to explore 15th-century Italian renaissance art in 15th-century style - on horseback.

In this revelatory documentary, hip-hop legend and art lover Fab 5 Freddy (aka Fred Brathwaite) saddles up to explore 15th-century Italian renaissance art in 15th-century style - on horseback. Amidst superstar artists such as Michelangelo, Giotto, Ghiberti and Carpaccio, Fab discovers groundbreaking images of a multi-racial and multi-ethnic society that have slipped through the cracks of art history.

50 minutes

Last on

Sun 29 Sep 201921:10GMT
BBC News except UK & UK HD

Credits

PresenterFred Brathwaite
Executive ProducerJanet Lee
DirectorDavid Shulman

Broadcasts

  • Sat 28 Sep 201902:10GMT
    BBC News except Latin America, North America, UK & UK HD
  • Sat 28 Sep 201915:10GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Sun 29 Sep 201909:10GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Sun 29 Sep 201921:10GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD