Waldy and Bendy’s Adventures in Art
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Welcome to ‘Waldy and Bendy’s Adventures in Art’ – the podcast they couldn’t stop. I’m Waldy – otherwise known as Waldemar Januszczak, art critic of the Sunday Times – and with my co-host Bendor ‘Bendy’ Grosvenor, the celebrated art historian and TV presenter, we’re going to be looking at interesting things that are happening in art during the great lockdown.
Location:
United Kingdom
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
Welcome to ‘Waldy and Bendy’s Adventures in Art’ – the podcast they couldn’t stop. I’m Waldy – otherwise known as Waldemar Januszczak, art critic of the Sunday Times – and with my co-host Bendor ‘Bendy’ Grosvenor, the celebrated art historian and TV presenter, we’re going to be looking at interesting things that are happening in art during the great lockdown.
Language:
English
Episodes
Tracey Emin Interview
1/28/2022
While Bendor is flying over the Swiss Alps, Waldemar is chatting to British artist Tracey Emin. They talk about her holiday, her recovery from cancer, and her exciting new plans for life in Margate.
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Duration:00:38:14
Christmas Special 2021 part 2
12/21/2021
The Waldy & Bendy Christmas and New Year Special continues with a look back at a difficult year in art. Who was best and, more importantly, who was worst.
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Duration:01:15:10
Christmas Special 2021 Part 1
12/20/2021
In Part 1 of their Christmas and New Year Special Waldy and Bendy finally get to meet in the flesh and chop down the best trees in art!
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Duration:01:19:58
Season 3, Episode 19
5/15/2021
Season Finale! Waldy & Bendy visit Bendor Grosvenor's Farm to search for the best birds in art and look back at their favourite art moments of the lockdown.
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Duration:01:15:29
Season 3, Episode 18
5/8/2021
In a Line of Duty special, Waldy & Bendy get their collars felt, and then go head to head in the Battle of the Baroque!
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Duration:01:12:05
Season 3, Episode 17
5/1/2021
Waldy & Bendy hear some shocking news from the art world, and celebrate spring by looking at the best gardens in art.
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Duration:01:06:10
Season 3, Episode 16
4/24/2021
Waldy & Bendy go in search of the best St George in art, Waldy talks to Yoko Ono, while Bendy relives the Battle of Britain.
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Duration:00:58:01
Season 3, Episode 15
4/17/2021
Booze Special! To celebrate the reopening of pubs in Britain, Waldy & Bendy search out the best drinking scenes in art. Also, ex-Masterchef presenter, Lloyd Grossman, talks about his new book on Bernini!
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Duration:01:18:34
Season 3, Episode 14
4/10/2021
Digital Special! Waldy & Bendy change their names, get lost in the Metaverse, and continue their search for the best horse picture in art. Plus Beyonce!
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Duration:01:06:48
Season 3, Episode 13
4/3/2021
In their Easter Special, Waldy & Bendy look at the best eggs in art. Waldy also has a chat with David Hockney about spring.
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Duration:01:11:03
Season 3, Episode 12
3/27/2021
Waldy & Bendy raid Bendor Grosvenor's farm in the search for the best horse in art! Waldy reveals how Caspar David Friedrich changed his television career, while, Bendy visits the Queen.
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Duration:01:00:30
Season 3, Episode 11
3/20/2021
Waldy & Bendy discuss some shocking news from the art world and investigate the future of museums. Bendy talks to a big honcho who’s written a book on the subject, while Waldy remembers Louisville, Kentucky.
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Duration:01:03:22
Season 3, Episode 10
3/13/2021
Waldy & Bendy celebrate Mother's Day with a look at mothers in art, and pop into the big auction to see how much the Beeple will fetch. Also Waldy has a chat with Andy Goldsworthy about land art.
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Duration:01:07:29
Season 3, Episode 9
3/6/2021
Waldy & Bendy delve into hell in the art of Hieronymus Bosch, and almost come to blows over prices in the auction world. Meanwhile Bendor takes a walk in ancient Rome and Waldy goes to India.
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Duration:00:50:38
Season 3, Episode 8
2/27/2021
Waldy & Bendy celebrate the dodgy anniversary of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Bendy has a chat with Joanna Wood about accessibility in museums, and Waldy goes to Istanbul in his dreams.
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Duration:00:59:18
Season 3, Episode 7
2/20/2021
Waldy & Bendy celebrate the dodgy birth of El Greco, and Waldy has a chat with Britain’s greatest forger, Shaun Greenhalgh. Plus the spiritual abstraction of Georgiana Houghton.
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Duration:00:51:21
Season 3, Episode 6
2/13/2021
Waldy and Bendy have a Valentine's Day kiss-off, and conclude their search for the Worst Film About an Artist Ever Made with The Rebel starring Tony Hancock.
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Duration:00:51:29
Season 3, Episode 5
2/6/2021
Waldy & Bendy go head to head deciding if Lust For life is a worse van Gogh film than At Eternity’s Gate. Plus the Raphael cartoons and a scary portrait of Andy Warhol.
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Duration:00:51:53
Season 3, Episode 4
1/30/2021
Waldy & Bendy run the rule over Albrecht Dürer and continue their search for the worst film about an artist ever made with ‘Pollock’, starring Ed Harris. Plus, a visit to an auction and Sophie the art baby.
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Duration:00:49:09
Season 3, Episode 3
1/23/2021
Waldy & Bendy discover a new kind of blue and poke about in the Oval Office, looking at the art. The bad film this week is The Agony and the Ecstasy, with Charlton Heston as Michelangelo and Rex Harrison as Julius II.
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Duration:00:47:34