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imagine… · S15E6 — Art In Troubled Times: Part II - The Home Front
Season 15 episodes
1. Save the Last Dance for MeJun 23, 20092. David Hockney - A Bigger PictureJun 30, 20093. Rufus Wainwright, Prima DonnaJul 7, 20094. The Colourful Mr EgglestonJul 14, 20095. Art in Troubled Times: A New Deal for ArtJul 21, 20096. Art In Troubled Times: Part II - The Home FrontJul 28, 2009101. TO BE DELETED
Synopsis
In times like these, what is art worth? And what is art for? The big moment for publicly funded art in Britain was the Second World War. "Something absolutely remarkable happened during the war", says actor Simon Callow. "The theatre suddenly was right at the heart of society." After the war, the idea of "art for all" led to the founding of the Arts Council - "very much a response to the distress, the fear, the uncertainty of war." Alan Yentob asks if culture can play that role again today.
