

1980–1980 · BBC Two · Ended
Robert Hughes' 1980 series tracing the development of modern art from 1880 to the present.
Sunday at 20:05 (Europe/London)
This series has ended.
Last aired
S01E08 · The Future That Was
1980-11-09
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1980-09-21 · 60 min
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1980-09-28 · 60 min
The Landscape of Pleasure
1980-10-05 · 60 min
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1980-10-12 · 60 min
The Threshold of Liberty
1980-10-19 · 60 min
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1980-10-26 · 60 min
Culture as Nature
1980-11-02 · 60 min
The Future That Was
1980-11-09 · 60 min
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