About this season
In a four-part series, artist Lachlan Goudie traces the development of Scottish art from the Neolithic Era to the present day, and looks at its impact on the international art world
Episodes (4)
1. Living Dangerously
Aired 7 October 2015 • 60 min
In the first programme, Lachlan explores Scotland's earliest art.
2. Finding the Light
Aired 14 October 2015 • 60 min
The 18th century heralded the greatest blossoming of Scottish artistry in its history.
3. Rebel Hearts
Aired 21 October 2015 • 60 min
Artist Lachlan Goudie explores how, at the turn of the 19th century, Scotland's artists challenged the traditions they had inherited and, embracing new ways of seeing and painting from the Continent, revolutionised Scottish art.
4. Long Horizons
Aired 28 October 2015 • 60 min
The climactic episode of the series explores how, over the last 100 years, Scottish art has wrestled as never before with questions of identity and exploded like a visual firecracker of different ideas and styles.