Robert Hughes on Goya: Crazy Like a Genius
Documentary in which the late art critic Robert Hughes travels across Spain in search of the reality beyond the mythology of Spanish painter Francisco Goya.
Documentary in which the late art critic Robert Hughes travels across Spain in search of the reality beyond the mythology of Spanish painter Francisco Goya. Goya has long been Hughes's favourite artist but has become a particular obsession since a near-fatal car accident left Hughes living with nightmares of Goya's often dark and violent imagery.
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Goya’s unrequited love for the Duchess of Alba
Duration: 02:11
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Robert on Goya's 'The Third of May'
Duration: 01:34
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Robert on 9/11 and 'The Disasters of War'
Duration: 01:11
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Daniel and Schmidt
Cymbals & Aspirin (A Breakthrough In Pain Relief)
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Labradford
by Chris Johnston, Craig Markva, Jamie Evans
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Throbbing Gristle
After Cease to Exist
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Crawford Blair, Jon Meade
Metatonic
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Labradford
Leta O'Sheen Design Assistance By John Piper
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Labradford
with John Morand and Assisted by Brian Hoffa
BBC TV blog
"From the start Bob's film about Goya was an act of personal catharsis"