Twenty Minutes - Performing Art

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20000727

The second in a second series of eight postcards from the Victoria and Albert Museum exploring the shared worlds of art and music.

Christopher Cook talks to Michael Snodin about a page from the 18th-century Franco-Italian album of drawings by Sir William Chambers.

20000817

The fifth in a series of eight postcards from the Victoria and Albert Museum exploring the shared worlds of art and music.

Today, Christopher Cook talks to Helen Clifford about a Bottger coffee pot dating from 1750.

"The fifth in a series of eight postcards from the Victoria and Albert Museum exploring the shared worlds of art and music.

Today, Christopher Cook talks to Helen Clifford about a Bottger coffee pot dating from 1750."

20010726

Christopher Cook turns the spotlight on some of the treasures of the Victoria and Albert Museum that reflect some the themes of this year's Proms.

He is joined by Alicia Weisberg-Roberts to explore a sumptuous pair of corner tables designed by Andre Boulle for Louis XIV.

20010802

Christopher Cook turns the spotlight on treasures at the Victoria and Albert Museum that reflect some of the themes of this year's Proms.

He is joined by Suzanne Fagence Cooper to view two floral printed textiles that portray different Victorian attitudes to floral perfection.

20010809

Christopher Cook turns the spotlight on treasures of the Victoria and Albert Museum that reflect some of the themes of this year's Proms.

He is joined by Gillian Naylor to turn the pages of an album of photographs documenting the luxuries displayed in a 1930s New York department store.

20010816

Christopher Cook turns the spotlight on treasures of the Victoria and Albert Museum that reflect some of the themes of this year's Proms.

This week, he is joined by Eric Turner to examine some modernist tableware, designed by Josef Hoffman in the early 1900s for the Wiener Werkstatte.

"Christopher Cook turns the spotlight on treasures of the Victoria and Albert Museum that reflect some of the themes of this year's Proms.

This week, he is joined by Eric Turner to examine some modernist tableware, designed by Josef Hoffman in the early 1900s for the Wiener Werkstatte."

20010830

Christopher Cook turns the spotlight on treasures of the Victoria and Albert Museum that reflect some of the themes of this year's Proms.

He is joined by Sorrel Hershberg to unfold an extraordinary poem/map/artwork by Blaise Cendrars and Sonia Delauney that describes a 1913 train journey between Russia and Paris.

20010906

Christopher Cook turns the spotlight on treasures of the Victoria and Albert Museum that reflect some of the themes of this year's Proms.

This week, he is joined by Andrew Spira to examine the ivory backs of two medieval French mirrors depicting the cult of idealised courtly romance.

"Christopher Cook turns the spotlight on treasures of the Victoria and Albert Museum that reflect some of the themes of this year's Proms.

This week, he is joined by Andrew Spira to examine the ivory backs of two medieval French mirrors depicting the cult of idealised courtly romance."

Sea-form

20010823

Christopher Cook turns the spotlight on the treasures of the Victoria and Albert Museum that reflect some of the themes of this year's Proms.

This week, he is joined by Jennifer Opie to explore `Sea-form' - a virtuosic creation by contemporary American glassblower Dale Chihuly.

"Christopher Cook turns the spotlight on the treasures of the Victoria and Albert Museum that reflect some of the themes of this year's Proms.

This week, he is joined by Jennifer Opie to explore `Sea-form' - a virtuosic creation by contemporary American glassblower Dale Chihuly."

Spiral

20000831

The seventh in a series of eight postcards from the Victoria and Albert Museum exploring the shared worlds of art and music.

Christopher Cook talks to Sorrel Hershberg about the work of controversial designer Ron Arad - in particular his `Spiral'.

20000803

The third in a second series of eight postcards from the Victoria and Albert Museum exploring the shared worlds of art and music.

Christopher Cook talks to Christopher Wilk about a 1918 armchair design made by Gerrit Rietveld and G van der Groenekan in Holland.

Episodes

Series	Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Comments
			20000727	The second in a second series of eight postcards from the Victoria and Albert Museum exploring the shared worlds of art and music. Christopher Cook talks to Michael Snodin about a page from the 18th-century Franco-Italian album of drawings by Sir William Chambers.
			20000817	The fifth in a series of eight postcards from the Victoria and Albert Museum exploring the shared worlds of art and music. Today, Christopher Cook talks to Helen Clifford about a Bottger coffee pot dating from 1750. "The fifth in a series of eight postcards from the Victoria and Albert Museum exploring the shared worlds of art and music. Today, Christopher Cook talks to Helen Clifford about a Bottger coffee pot dating from 1750."
			20010726	Christopher Cook turns the spotlight on some of the treasures of the Victoria and Albert Museum that reflect some the themes of this year's Proms. He is joined by Alicia Weisberg-Roberts to explore a sumptuous pair of corner tables designed by Andre Boulle for Louis XIV.
			20010802	Christopher Cook turns the spotlight on treasures at the Victoria and Albert Museum that reflect some of the themes of this year's Proms. He is joined by Suzanne Fagence Cooper to view two floral printed textiles that portray different Victorian attitudes to floral perfection. He is joined by Suzanne Fagence Cooper to view two floral printed textiles that portray different Victorian attitudes to floral perfection.
			20010809	Christopher Cook turns the spotlight on treasures of the Victoria and Albert Museum that reflect some of the themes of this year's Proms. He is joined by Gillian Naylor to turn the pages of an album of photographs documenting the luxuries displayed in a 1930s New York department store.
			20010816	Christopher Cook turns the spotlight on treasures of the Victoria and Albert Museum that reflect some of the themes of this year's Proms. This week, he is joined by Eric Turner to examine some modernist tableware, designed by Josef Hoffman in the early 1900s for the Wiener Werkstatte. "Christopher Cook turns the spotlight on treasures of the Victoria and Albert Museum that reflect some of the themes of this year's Proms. This week, he is joined by Eric Turner to examine some modernist tableware, designed by Josef Hoffman in the early 1900s for the Wiener Werkstatte."
			20010830	Christopher Cook turns the spotlight on treasures of the Victoria and Albert Museum that reflect some of the themes of this year's Proms. He is joined by Sorrel Hershberg to unfold an extraordinary poem/map/artwork by Blaise Cendrars and Sonia Delauney that describes a 1913 train journey between Russia and Paris.
			20010906	Christopher Cook turns the spotlight on treasures of the Victoria and Albert Museum that reflect some of the themes of this year's Proms. This week, he is joined by Andrew Spira to examine the ivory backs of two medieval French mirrors depicting the cult of idealised courtly romance. "Christopher Cook turns the spotlight on treasures of the Victoria and Albert Museum that reflect some of the themes of this year's Proms. This week, he is joined by Andrew Spira to examine the ivory backs of two medieval French mirrors depicting the cult of idealised courtly romance."
		Sea-form	20010823	Christopher Cook turns the spotlight on the treasures of the Victoria and Albert Museum that reflect some of the themes of this year's Proms. This week, he is joined by Jennifer Opie to explore `Sea-form' - a virtuosic creation by contemporary American glassblower Dale Chihuly. "Christopher Cook turns the spotlight on the treasures of the Victoria and Albert Museum that reflect some of the themes of this year's Proms. This week, he is joined by Jennifer Opie to explore `Sea-form' - a virtuosic creation by contemporary American glassblower Dale Chihuly."
		Spiral	20000831	The seventh in a series of eight postcards from the Victoria and Albert Museum exploring the shared worlds of art and music. Christopher Cook talks to Sorrel Hershberg about the work of controversial designer Ron Arad - in particular his `Spiral'.
02	03		20000803	The third in a second series of eight postcards from the Victoria and Albert Museum exploring the shared worlds of art and music. Christopher Cook talks to Christopher Wilk about a 1918 armchair design made by Gerrit Rietveld and G van der Groenekan in Holland.