Art of Spain (TV series)

Art of Spain is a BBC Four documentary series on Spanish art presented by Andrew Graham-Dixon. It consists of three one-hour episodes, and premiered on 31 January 2008.

Art of Spain
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Genre	Documentary
Presented by	Andrew Graham-Dixon
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC Four
Release	31 January (2008-01-31) – 14 February 2008 (2008-02-14)

Episodes

No.	Title	Original release date
1	"The Moorish South"	31 January 2008 (2008-01-31)
Art in Muslim and Christian Spain from 711 to 1492.
2	"The Dark Heart"	7 February 2008 (2008-02-07)
16th and 17th century Spanish art.
3	"The Mystical North"	14 February 2008 (2008-02-14)
Art in northern Spain, from Goya to Picasso, and the present and future of Spanish art.

Reception

Rosie Jackson of Open Magazine said that "the programme proffers the best bits of Spanish art minus the tourists and the baking heat", and that the series is "undoubtedly a visual feast; low-brow, but none the worse for that."^[1]

"If only all presenters were as good as Andrew Graham-Dixon." Continuing her praise for the host of the series, Serena Davies of The Daily Telegraph said that his "genial, eloquent presence was an asset to even the most over-familiar shot of the Alhambra."^[2]