Cruikshank: 1,000 Ways of Getting Drunk in England
Season 2001Episode 72Season 2001Episode 74

E73 Cruikshank: 1,000 Ways of Getting Drunk in England

BBC Documentaries / Season 2001 / Episode 73

02 Jun, 2001 · 1h

 
Season 2001Episode 72Season 2001Episode 74

E73 Cruikshank: 1,000 Ways of Getting Drunk in England

BBC Documentaries / Season 2001 / Episode 73

02 Jun, 2001 · 1h

 

Art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon reveals a fascinating history of the nation's love affair with the bottle as George Cruikshank 's forgotten masterpiece The Worship of Bacchus goes on show in the Tate Modern. Cruikshank's little known work depicts Victorian society's ambivalent relationship with the "demon drink" and still hits a nerve in contemporary Britain because it pinpoints the moment in our nation's history when going out to become intentionally drunk... see more

Art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon reveals a fascinating history of the nation's love affair with the bottle as George Cruikshank 's forgotten masterpiece The Worship of Bacchus goes on show in the Tate Modern. Cruikshank's little known work depicts Victorian society's ambivalent relationship with the "demon drink" and still hits a nerve in contemporary Britain because it pinpoints the moment in our nation's history when going out to become intentionally drunk... see more
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