"Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks" represents a fashionable attempt to get inside the mind of one of Britain's most renowned artists, a genius who many believe may have been neurodivergent, by looking for evidence amongst his 37,000 private sketches, drawings and watercolours...
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"Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks" lands on BBC Two at 9.00 p.m. GMT on Wednesday, November 19. It will also be available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
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The method employed does not have the scientific validity that would have been provided by analysis of a DNA sample, say, but an impressive array of artists, academics and art historians have been assembled to contribute to this one hour documentary for the respected ARENA strand.
Turner's younger sister died in infancy, his mother's behavior unpredictable (she was eventually committed to a mental asylum) and adult life characterized by increasingly eccentric behavior but was this due to his neurodivergence, his upbringing or something else?
It will be a pleasure to see his previously hidden work revealed here but the only problem with a program like this is that when the conclusion is almost a given (that Turner WAS neurodivergent), contradictory or problematic evidence will always struggle for airtime.
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'Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks' - Contributors
- Tracey Emin - artist
- John Akomfrah - artist
- Timothy Spall - actor (played JMW Turner in Mike Leigh film)
- Amy Concannon - art historian
- Ronnie Wood - musician and artist
- Leslie Primo - art historian
- Dr Orna Guralnik - psychotherapist
- Dr Madeleine Callaghan - academic
- Chris Packham - naturalist
'Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks' - FAQ
When did JMW Turner die?
Although there was confusion concerning his date and place of birth during his lifetime, his death is recorded as December 19, 1851. By that point, aged 76, he had fallen on hard times but is buried in St Paul's Cathedral.
What else can I watch on BBC iPlayer?
Lots – including "Riot Women", "Mr Nobody Against Putin", "Tár", "Doctor Who: Joy to the World", "Strictly Come Dancing", "Outnumbered" and plenty more.
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