Mad Enchantment

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20161205

20161206 (R4)

The story of Claude Monet's later years and the famous paintings he produced at home in Giverny, abridged in five parts by Katrin Williams:

In the 1890's the painter and his large family move to the famous town, and over the years the gardens at his house become lush, exotic

and famous for pictures of water lilies and weeping willows - part of 'le grand decoration'. But how did it all start?

Reader Allan Corduner

Producer Duncan Minshull.

How did painter Claude Monet first settle in his house at Giverny?

20161206

20161207 (R4)

The story of Monet's later years and the famous paintings he produced at home in Giverny:

Word war 1 rages and has taken away many of the workers from his gardens. But the painter receives his friends and visitors and doggedly gets on with his 'grande decoration

Reader Allan Corduner

Producer Duncan Minshull.

World War I rages but in his gardens, the illustrious painter gets on with his new project

20161207

20161208 (R4)

The story of Claude Monet's later years and the famous paintings he produced at home in Giverny:

To accommodate the enormous canvases he's working on, the painter must get approval to extend his studios. The new space will become the size of an aircraft hangar, as 'la grande decoration' proceeds..

Reader Allan Corduner

Producer Duncan Minshull.

Monet's new works are so big, he must come inside to complete them.

20161208

20161209 (R4)

The story of Claude Monet's later years and the famous paintings he produced at home in Giverny:

The painter is under pressure from his friend George Clemenceau to donate some canvases to the state. At the same time he meets one of the world's wealthiest collectors, Kojiro Matsukata from Tokyo.

Reader Allan Corduner

Producer Duncan Minshull.

Monet comes under pressure from George Clemenceau to donate some canvases to the state.

05 LAST

20161209

20161210 (R4)

The story of Claude Monet's later years and the famous paintings he produced at home in Giverny:

His cataracts are worsening, which leads to a disintegration of solid forms, but an intensity of vision. Should he visit a doctor in Paris? And what about his donation of paintings to the Orangerie after his death?

Reader Allan Corduner

Producer Duncan Minshull.

Monet's cataracts worsen, leading to a disintegration of solid forms.

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Episode	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	20161205	20161206 (R4)	The story of Claude Monet's later years and the famous paintings he produced at home in Giverny, abridged in five parts by Katrin Williams: In the 1890's the painter and his large family move to the famous town, and over the years the gardens at his house become lush, exotic and famous for pictures of water lilies and weeping willows - part of 'le grand decoration'. But how did it all start? Reader Allan Corduner Producer Duncan Minshull. How did painter Claude Monet first settle in his house at Giverny?
02	20161206	20161207 (R4)	The story of Monet's later years and the famous paintings he produced at home in Giverny: Word war 1 rages and has taken away many of the workers from his gardens. But the painter receives his friends and visitors and doggedly gets on with his 'grande decoration Reader Allan Corduner Producer Duncan Minshull. World War I rages but in his gardens, the illustrious painter gets on with his new project
03	20161207	20161208 (R4)	The story of Claude Monet's later years and the famous paintings he produced at home in Giverny: To accommodate the enormous canvases he's working on, the painter must get approval to extend his studios. The new space will become the size of an aircraft hangar, as 'la grande decoration' proceeds.. Reader Allan Corduner Producer Duncan Minshull. Monet's new works are so big, he must come inside to complete them.
04	20161208	20161209 (R4)	The story of Claude Monet's later years and the famous paintings he produced at home in Giverny: The painter is under pressure from his friend George Clemenceau to donate some canvases to the state. At the same time he meets one of the world's wealthiest collectors, Kojiro Matsukata from Tokyo. Reader Allan Corduner Producer Duncan Minshull. Monet comes under pressure from George Clemenceau to donate some canvases to the state.
05 LAST	20161209	20161210 (R4)	The story of Claude Monet's later years and the famous paintings he produced at home in Giverny: His cataracts are worsening, which leads to a disintegration of solid forms, but an intensity of vision. Should he visit a doctor in Paris? And what about his donation of paintings to the Orangerie after his death? Reader Allan Corduner Producer Duncan Minshull. Monet's cataracts worsen, leading to a disintegration of solid forms.