Mary Beard's Shock Of The Nude
Mary Beard's Shock Of The Nude is a documentary on BBC4. Mary Beard encounters some of the most famous nudes in art. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 2 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in August 2024.
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Mary Beard's Shock Of The Nude
Mary Beard looks at how artists have rejected the 'body beautiful', challenging viewers to question what it is to be human.
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With distinctive wit and flair, Mary Beard takes a personal view of the nude in western art and its troubling power to provoke ideas about gender, sex and moral transgression.