Clips
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MASONS OF GOD PREVIEW
Alastair Sooke visits St Georges Chapel in Windsor Castle to examine a series of impressive wooden carvings called misericords, hidden discreetly under the choir stalls.
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About the presenter
Alastair Sooke is one of Britain’s leading arts journalists and broadcasters. He is deputy art critic of The Daily Telegraph, which he joined as a trainee in 2003. In 2010, he wrote and presented Modern Masters, a four-part series about modern art for BBC One. He also reports for The Culture Show on BBC Two and has contributed to a wide range of arts programmes on radio and television.
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BBC Four: Focus on Sculpture Season
BBC Four shines a light on one of the oldest and most treasured art forms - sculpture - in this series of programmes.
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BBC Archive: British Sculptors Collection
In association with the BBC Four Focus on Sculpture Season, this collection explores the work of a series of influential British sculptors.
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BBC TV blog
Presenter Alastair Sooke on why he wants British sculpture to reclaim its rightful place in the arts world: "It saddens me that sculptors such as Flaxman, Chantrey and Alfred Gilbert (who designed Eros in Piccadilly Circus) have been largely forgotten."
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Romancing the Stone Trail
The trailer for the series contains the music Gnossienne 1 by Erik Satie, played by Pascal Rogé.
Pascal Rogé's website
