Statues and sculptures
Four Thought. The Meaning of Statues. Audio, 22 minutes
Jak Beula says statues and memorials matter because they show who a society values.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez. Series 1, The Olmec Heads. Video, 58 minutes
Just before WWII, a giant stone head is found in Mexico, leading to a lost civilisation.
- AttributionBBC Four
- Available for 9 months
Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez. Series 1, The Lion Man. Video, 58 minutes
The tale of a Nazi archaeologist and of a treasure that revealed how civilisation began.
- AttributionBBC Four
- Available for 9 months
The Long View. Statues in Churches. Audio, 28 minutes
Jonathan Freedland explores the past behind the present
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted11 June 2021
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- Posted10 June 2021
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- Posted8 June 2021
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- Posted8 June 2021
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- Posted4 June 2021
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- Posted2 June 2021
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- Posted29 May 2021
Civilisations. Series 1, How Do We Look? Video, 59 minutes
Professor Mary Beard explores images of the human body in ancient art.
- AttributionBBC Two
- Available for over a year
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- Posted21 May 2021
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- Posted20 May 2021
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- Posted20 May 2021
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- Posted12 May 2021
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- Posted6 May 2021
Portland helicopter sculpture being restored by volunteers. Steve Harris. Audio, 00:03:58
The life size Wessex helicopter image was created in 1983.
- AttributionBBC Radio Solent
- Posted6 May 2021
The Essay. Paris 2021, Destruction. Audio, 14 minutes
Key moments in shaping modern Europe, on the 150th anniversary of the Paris Commune.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
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- Posted29 April 2021
