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01The Boxer And The Poet20201221Ross Sutherland takes us to the birth of modern art as he traces the extraordinary life of Arthur Cravan. Cravan's anarchic art heralded Dada, surrealism, situationism, punk rock and alternative comedy. His whole life was an extravagant show and his influence spreads right across the 20th century.

Cravan went through life using multiple mysterious personas. He was the nephew of Oscar Wilde, a boxing champion, a notorious art critic, a scandalous performer, a deserter, the husband of modernist poet Mina Loy, and was pursued by the CIA.

This mystery story, led by writer Ross Sutherland, tracks across twenty countries as Cravan's outlandish persona shifts between incarnations. Ross's journey leads him to Cravan's greatest riddle of all - his disappearance in the Gulf of Mexico.

In this episode, Ross comes to terms with Cravan's brazenly offensive poetry.

This programme contains very strong language.

Writer and Presenter: Ross Sutherland

Produced for the BBC by Melvin Rickarby

Music by Jeremy Warmsley

The extraordinary life of Arthur Cravan and his influence on modern art.

Series tracing the extraordinary life of Arthur Cravan and his influence on the arts.

02The Art Of Hating20201222Ross Sutherland takes us to the birth of modern art as he traces the extraordinary life of Arthur Cravan. Cravan's anarchic art heralded Dada, surrealism, situationism, punk rock and alternative comedy. His whole life was an extravagant show and his influence spreads right across the 20th century.

Cravan went through life using multiple mysterious personas. He was the nephew of Oscar Wilde, a boxing champion, a notorious art critic, a scandalous performer, a deserter, the husband of modernist poet Mina Loy, and was pursued by the CIA.

This mystery story, led by writer Ross Sutherland, tracks across twenty countries as Cravan's outlandish persona shifts between incarnations. Ross's journey leads him to Cravan's greatest riddle of all - his disappearance in the Gulf of Mexico.

In this episode, Ross investigates Cravan's work as a notorious art critic.

This programme contains very strong language.

Writer and Presenter: Ross Sutherland

Produced for the BBC by Melvin Rickarby

Music by Jeremy Warmsley

Excerpt from Cravan's Weird Seance courtesy of Daniel Oliver

The extraordinary life of Arthur Cravan and his influence on modern art.

Series tracing the extraordinary life of Arthur Cravan and his influence on the arts.

03The Deserter20201223Ross Sutherland takes us to the birth of modern art as he traces the extraordinary life of Arthur Cravan. Cravan's anarchic art heralded Dada, surrealism, situationism, punk rock and alternative comedy. His whole life was an extravagant show and his influence spreads right across the 20th century.

Cravan went through life using multiple mysterious personas. He was the nephew of Oscar Wilde, a boxing champion, a notorious art critic, a scandalous performer, a deserter, the husband of modernist poet Mina Loy, and was pursued by the CIA.

This mystery story, led by writer Ross Sutherland, tracks across twenty countries as Cravan's outlandish persona shifts between incarnations. Ross's journey leads him to Cravan's greatest riddle of all - his disappearance in the Gulf of Mexico.

In this episode, Ross investigates how Cravan used his art to evade the authorities as the First World War began.

This programme contains very strong language.

Writer and Presenter: Ross Sutherland

Produced for the BBC by Melvin Rickarby

Music by Jeremy Warmsley

Excerpt from Cravan's Weird Seance courtesy of Daniel Oliver

The extraordinary life of Arthur Cravan and his influence on modern art.

Series tracing the extraordinary life of Arthur Cravan and his influence on the arts.

04The Missing And The Lost2020122520201224 (R3)Ross Sutherland takes us to the birth of modern art as he traces the extraordinary life of Arthur Cravan. Cravan's anarchic art heralded Dada, surrealism, situationism, punk rock and alternative comedy. His whole life was an extravagant show and his influence spreads right across the 20th century.

Cravan went through life using multiple mysterious personas. He was the nephew of Oscar Wilde, a boxing champion, a notorious art critic, a scandalous performer, a deserter, the husband of modernist poet Mina Loy, and was pursued by the CIA.

This mystery story, led by writer Ross Sutherland, tracks across twenty countries as Cravan's outlandish persona shifts between incarnations. Ross's journey leads him to Cravan's greatest riddle of all - his disappearance in the Gulf of Mexico.

In this episode, Ross investigates Cravan's relationship with modernist poet Mina Loy.

Writer and Presenter: Ross Sutherland

Produced for the BBC by Melvin Rickarby

Music by Jeremy Warmsley

The extraordinary life of Arthur Cravan and his influence on modern art.

Series tracing the extraordinary life of Arthur Cravan and his influence on the arts.

05The Lover And The Echo2020122420201225 (R3)Ross Sutherland takes us to the birth of modern art as he traces the extraordinary life of Arthur Cravan. Cravan's anarchic art heralded Dada , surrealism, situationism, punk rock and alternative comedy. His whole life was an extravagant show and his influence spreads right across the 20th century.

Cravan went through life using multiple mysterious personas. He was the nephew of Oscar Wilde, a boxing champion, a notorious art critic, a scandalous performer, a deserter, the husband of modernist poet Mina Loy, and was pursued by the CIA.

This mystery story, led by writer Ross Sutherland, tracks across twenty countries as Cravan's outlandish persona shifts between incarnations. Ross's journey leads him to Cravan's greatest riddle of all - his disappearance in the Gulf of Mexico.

In this episode, with Ross hitting a series of blank walls in his research, he attempts to find search the elusive Roger Conover, an authority on Arthur Cravan.

Writer and Presenter: Ross Sutherland

Produced for the BBC by Melvin Rickarby

Music by Jeremy Warmsley

Excerpt from Cravan's Weird Seance courtesy of Daniel Oliver

The extraordinary life of Arthur Cravan and his influence on modern art.

Series tracing the extraordinary life of Arthur Cravan and his influence on the arts.