Aired Monday 27 November, 10:00pm - 11:00pmon BBC Four

Art That Made Us

Series 1 Episode 6: Rise of the Cities

Charting the decisive shift of power from countryside to the city during the 19th century. With the industrial revolution transforming the British Isles, a divide opened up between city and country, forcing artists to respond to the upheaval to lives and the landscape. Some artists attempt to capture the poverty and squalor caused by the rapid urbanisation around them.

Category
Art / History
Cast and crew
  • Sam AnthonyDirector
  • David ThrelfallNarrator