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i think the title was the archetypal world of henry moore and he sent me a copy, which he asked me to read. but after the first chapter i thought i better stop because it explained too much. and i thought it might stop me from ticking over if i went on and knew it all. (narrator) moore was english to the bone, he carved his reputation in english elm and boxwood, cumberland alabaster, and portland stone. when his art made him wealthy he turned to bronze and marble, but he never turned away from england. for all its rain and taxes it w h and he cleared a new path for english art. (anthony caro) you look at the history of english art, and it s pretty miserable after constable and turner and so on, and henry, somehow, was competing with braque and picasso and so on. you know, he was in that same league. and so it made people realize you can be an artist - and you can be english. (narrator) sculpture made him famous, his celebrity enshrined in wax at madame tussaud s. other ....
when his art made him wealthy he turned to bronze and marble, but he never turned away from england. for all its rain and taxes it was h and he cleared a new path for english art. (anthony caro) you look at the history of english art, and it s pretty miserable after constable and turner and so on, and henry, somehow, was competing with braque and picasso and so on. you know, he was in that same league. and so it made people realize you can be an artist - and you can be english. (narrator) sculpture made him famous, his celebrity enshrined in wax at madame tussaud s. other celebrities bought his works and enjoyed his company. (dorothy kosinski) i actually think that one has to consider quite seriously a very intriguing dilemma, and that is whether an artist s sense of direction and value and worth is that potentially obscured by fame? (narrator) henry moore was born in the mining town of castleford in 1898. his career began in 1921 when he left yorkshire with a scholarsh ....
millions of self employed workers can apply for a second round of grants from today, to help support their businesses against the effects of coronavirus. a woman has been charged with the murder of a ten year old boy in west london. in the first weeks of lockdown, someone called the police about domestic abusive every 30 seconds according to new research for panorama. more protests are expected in belarus following sunday s huge gathering to try to force president alexander lukashenko to step down. the foreign secretary says the uk does not accept the result of the election. and coming up on sportsday misery for the manchester clubs in europe. after city s champions league shock, united are knocked out of the europa league by sevilla. in the last hour northern ireland has decided to award gcse grades on the basis of teacher assessed grades. it adds to growing political pressure on the government over a level grades in england which have been described as flawed and ....
more manchester misery in europe. after city s champions league shock, united are knocked out of the europa league by sevilla. after the heatwave comes the storms as parts of the country are hit by flash flooding and hailstones. and as we go through this week, there is further torrential thundery downpours in the forecast which could lead to further flash flooding. of course, not all of us will see it. i ll have all the details later in the programme. it s monday 17th august. our top story. there s growing anger over the way a levels have been graded as grammar school heads and sixth form colleges join the criticism of the government. pupils have been protesting this weekend after almost 40% of grades in england awarded last week were lower than teachers‘ predictions. it comes just days before gcse results are due to be released. charlotte gallagher reports. the fury over a level results is not going away. feeling let down, angry and upset, students protest outside we ....
to claim their second trophy at wembley in a month. a decent day on our hands. a little bit cool to start and never that warm throughout the day but a lot of dry weather to be had, sunshine, maybe a passing shower. i will tell you who gets what, where and when in a few minutes. it s sunday 30th august. our top story: university students should stay at home and study online until after christmas to prevent a second wave of coronavirus. that s according to the union which represents lecturers. more than a million students are due to return to campus this term, but the university and college union warns this could be a recipe for disaster. universities insist they ve spent months planning for a safe start to the new term. here s our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. it has been quite on campuses since march but within weeks, students are due to return. more than a million gci’oss due to return. more than a million across the uk. the university lecturers union is that s ....