imagine… · SEASON 15
Art In Troubled Times: Part II - The Home Front
Episode 6 · 2009-07-28
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
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.
50 minutes
Season 15 episodes
1. Save the Last Dance for Me2009-06-23
2. David Hockney - A Bigger Picture2009-06-30
3. Rufus Wainwright, Prima Donna2009-07-07
4. The Colourful Mr Eggleston2009-07-14
5. Art in Troubled Times: A New Deal for Art2009-07-21
6. Art In Troubled Times: Part II - The Home Front2009-07-28
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