Episodes
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20040327 | 20040823 | In the early 1960s, a jigsaw puzzle caused a sensation in America. It was based on an abstract expressionist painting by the artist Jackson Pollock. His explosive drip paintings had divided Americans into bemusement and outrage - he was a genius or a charlatan. But the jigsaw was even more challenging than the original: it was proclaimed The World's Most Difficult Puzzle. Alan Dein pieces together this bizarre story. |
20040823 | In the early 1960s, a jigsaw puzzle caused a sensation in America. It was based on an abstract expressionist painting by the artist Jackson Pollock. His explosive drip paintings had divided Americans into bemusement and outrage - he was a genius or a charlatan. But the jigsaw was even more challenging than the original: it was proclaimed 'The World's Most Difficult Puzzle'. Alan Dein pieces together this bizarre story. | |
20040823 | In the early 1960s, a jigsaw puzzle caused a sensation in America. It was based on an abstract expressionist painting by the artist Jackson Pollock. His explosive drip paintings had divided Americans into bemusement and outrage - he was a genius or a charlatan. But the jigsaw was even more challenging than the original: it was proclaimed 'The World's Most Difficult Puzzle'. Alan Dein pieces together this bizarre story. |