The Lost Michelangelo
Episode 9 · 1964-01-19
- Documentary
Episode overview
A fortnightly magazine of the arts. Introduced by Huw Wheldon. The Lost Michelangelo Between 1492 and 1494 Michelangelo carved a wooden crucifix for the church of Santo Spirito in Florence. It 'disappeared' from the church 100 years later and since then has always been listed as one of his lost works. In September of last year it was rediscovered in the same church by a German art historian, Dr. Margaret Lisner. Michael Ayrton tells the story of its discovery and the dramatic circumstances of its making; and watches its restoration in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence. The Father by August Strindberg. Trevor Howard in scenes from the new production at the Piccadilly Theatre, London, and an interview with the director, Caspar Wrede.
Season 7 episodes
1. Walking, Talking, Laughing Dance1963-09-29
2. Film Man's Sketch Book1963-10-13
3. The Prince of Denmark1963-10-27
4. A Sense of Order1963-11-10
5. Footmarks in Time: Thomas Hardy1963-11-24
6. Francisco Goya1963-12-08
7. Episode 71963-12-22
8. Death of My Mother1964-01-05
9. The Lost Michelangelo1964-01-19
10. Making the Bedmakers1964-02-02
11. 'An Aged Novelist': Waugh at 601964-02-16
12. Episode 121964-03-01
13. The Marks of Violence1964-03-15
14. Poet Laureate1964-03-29
15. Engraver in Montparnasse1964-04-12
16. The New Generation 19641964-04-26
17. The Power of Myth1964-05-10
18. Bela Bartok1964-05-24
19. Jean Tinguely sculptor1964-06-21
20. Alfred Hitchcock1964-07-05
21. Hugo Dyson on Shakespeare: York and Lancaster1964-08-30
22. Hugo Dyson on Shakespeare: Meeting the Children1964-09-06
23. Hugo Dyson on Shakespeare: The Dog in the Night1964-09-13
24. Hugo Dyson on Shakespeare: Life Flows and Overflows1964-09-20
25. Hugo Dyson on Shakespeare: The Prodigal1964-09-27
26. Hugo Dyson on Shakespeare: Abdication and Aggression1964-10-04
