Oliver Peyton is a UK-based, Irish restaurateur and art connoisseur. In this series he follows the cultural trail throughout Europe and the US of landmark works of art which have food as a central motif.
Saturday 17 April 2010 4.00pm
SBS ONE Rating: GWS
Duration: 30 mins
- SIMON SCHAMA'S POWER OF ART: ROTHKO - EP 8 OF 8
Born in Dvinsk, Russia (now Daugavpils, Latvia) Rothko moved with his family to Portland, Oregon in 1913. His painting education was brief - he moved to New York to study under the artist Max Weber and then struck out on his own.
Sunday 18 April 2010 7.30pm
ABC2 Rating: M *Final*CC
Duration: 50 mins
- MESSAGE STICK: THE ARTISTS OF ALI CURUNG
The Aboriginal community of Ali Curung, north of Alice Springs, is dedicated to its art. Art has enabled them to remain strong caretakers of the country and it shows the amazing spiritual power that real, living art can bring to artists.
Sunday 18 April 2010 1.30pm
ABC1 Rating: GCC
Duration: 30 mins
Fenella Kernebone looks at the female multicultural DJ collective Ladyfingers, Darwin artist Marnie Jay reflects on the city's changing character, a meter-reader stars in 'My Secret Art Life', and singer Ajak Kwai performs.
Sunday 18 April 2010 5.30pm
ABC1 CC
Duration: 30 mins
- STONE UPON STONE UPON STONE: THE ABBEY CHURCH OF SANT ANTIMO NEAR MONTALCINO
A series looking at important medieval buildings in Europe.
Sunday 18 April 2010 8.20pm
ABC2 Rating: GCC Rpt
Duration: 10 mins
- ARTSCAPE: LISA ROET - APE LADY
Spanning a career of almost 20 years, artist Lisa Roet has made the plight of chimpanzees the subject of her life's work. Her passionate investigation of primates has seen her producing artworks in mediums as diverse as sculpture, photography, video art, stained glass, screen printing, drawing and painting.
Tuesday 20 April 2010 10.05pm
ABC1 Rating: PGCC
Duration: 30 mins
Featuring new ideas on how to avoid vandalism, theft and weather when storing bicycles; rescue organisations can locate and save people lost at sea; take the pain out of jackhammers.
Wednesday 21 April 2010 8.00pm
ABC1 CC
Duration: 30 mins
- THE CLOSET TALES OF AUSTRALIAN FASHION: MORRISSEY - EP 1 OF 4
A new four-part 'behind-the-scenes' series on four Australian fashion designers and just what it takes to make it in the often fickle world of fashion.
Thursday 22 April 2010 3.30pm
SBS ONE Rating: PGCC WS Rpt
Duration: 30 mins
*The Learning Centre has this series available for loan on DVD- GRAND DESIGNS REVISITED: MOROCCAN
When Kevin McCloud met Anne and Richard Curtis in 2000, they were about to embark on the ambitious task of converting a disused electricity substation in Sunderland in north-east England into a Moroccan-inspired family home. Anne, a local council arts administrator, and Richard, a policeman, are rebuilding, furnishing and redecorating their house from scratch. It's a project that requires a lot of passion and energy.
Thursday 22 April 2010 6.05pm
ABC1 Rating: GCC
Duration: 55 mins
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