Television Programs of Interest (Sat 6th February to Fri 12th February 2010)

• EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY: THE PORTRAIT OF MR AND MRS ANDREWS - EP 5 OF 8

The Portrait of Mr & Mrs Andrews is one of Thomas Gainsborough's early masterpieces. Born in 1727, Gainsborough was the youngest of 9 children. His father was a cloth merchant and the boy's exposure to the details of velvet, wool and silk are reflected in the intricacy of the clothes people wear in the artist's portraits.
Saturday 6 February 2010 4.05pm
SBS ONE Rating: PGWS Rpt
Duration: 30 mins

• ARTSCAPE: ARTISTS AT WORK - GASWORKS

Most people wouldn't consider being an artist to be a demanding job. Think again! The 13 artists at the busy Gasworks Arts Park Studios in Albert Park, Melbourne, are committed to making a career out of their art. To do so they must get commissions, produce work, exhibit work, sell work, keep up with the achievements of their fellow studio mates and keep the art world interested in their work.
Tuesday 9 February 2010 3.00am (early hours)
ABC1 Rating: GCC Rpt
Duration: 30 mins

• ANCIENT MEGASTRUCTURES: COLOSSEUM

The dramatic story behind the Colosseum in Ancient Rome: the men who created it and the men who fought and died within it.
Tuesday 9 February 2010 6.05pm
ABC1 Rating: GCC
Duration: 55 mins

• KEVIN MCCLOUD'S GRAND TOUR: EP 2 OF 4

This week, Kevin is heading south on the trail of the next wave of Grand Tourists, to the great Renaissance cities of Florence and Rome. He's searching for art and architecture that would assault the senses, and which would inspire the rebuilding of London after one of the greatest disasters in its history: the Great Fire.
Tuesday 9 February 2010 8.30pm
ABC1 Rating: GCC
Duration: 60 mins

• ARTSCAPE: THE LIVING ARTIST

Insightful, entertaining, and a little tongue in cheek, The Living Artist is the story of what happens when a lucrative arts prize is offered in a small community, the same community from which the money will also be raised. And what happens when the artists all know each other and the judges know all the artists - how can the process be fair, balanced and focused?
Tuesday 9 February 2010 10.00pm
ABC1 Rating: MCC
Duration: 30 mins

• THE NEW INVENTORS

Hosted by James O'Loghlin, The New Inventors showcases the best new Australian inventions, from the innovative to the inspirational, the weird and the wonderful. Deciding the winner of these three inventions are: agricultural scientist Chris Russell, science broadcaster Bernie Hobbs, and futurist and author Mark Pesce.
Wednesday 10 February 2010 8.00pm
ABC1 CC
Duration: 30 mins

• DESIGNER PEOPLE: EP 10 OF 13

Presented by Lee Lin Chin, this program looks at leading designers from around the world, and from a diverse range of disciplines.
Thursday 11 February 2010 9.00pm
SBS ONE CC WS
Duration: 30 mins