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BBC – Secret of Drawing Series – Episode 2: Storylines

Posted in Visual Thinking by laumerritt on the December 20, 2008

From the BBC website:

“The Secret of Drawing

This four part series, presented by Andrew Graham-Dixon, explores how drawing has shaped our lives. Join him to discover the history of drawing and its relevance to the modern world.”

Episode 2: Storylines

“Drawing has always been an essential tool for the telling of stories. Andrew looks at the satire of Gillray, Goya and Hogarth and its influence on photojournalism, American comics, Japanese Manga and Hollywood storyboards today.”


| Part 1 | | Part 2 | | Part 3 |

| Part 4 | | Part 5 | | Part 6 |

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Previous episode: 1 – Line of Enquiry | Next episode: 3 – All in the Mind

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