{"id":9465,"date":"2016-11-30T11:17:47","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T16:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/sky-arts-goes-7-wonder-docuseries-british-art\/"},"modified":"2016-11-30T14:53:09","modified_gmt":"2016-11-30T19:53:09","slug":"sky-arts-goes-for-7-wonder-docuseries-on-british-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/sky-arts-goes-for-7-wonder-docuseries-on-british-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Sky Goes for 7 Wonder Series on British Art"},"content":{"rendered":"
LONDON: 7 Wonder has been commissioned to produce the six-part series Tate Britain\u2019s Great British Walks<\/em> for Sky Arts.<\/p>\n In partnership with Tate Britain, the series will take viewers on a journey across landscapes that have intrigued some of the U.K.\u2019s top\u00a0painters, from Constable, Powell Frith and Turner, to Hogarth, Herman and Wallis. The series will put a spotlight on London\u2019s backstreets, rural Suffolk, the Scottish borders and the mining villages of South Wales, among other locations. It will also tell the stories of the famous artists.<\/p>\n The hour-long episodes will be hosted by British curator and cultural historian Gus Casley-Hayford. Casley-Hayford will walk the varied\u00a0landscapes with British talent\u00a0such as Michael Sheen, Miriam Margolyes, Danny Baker, Cerys Matthews, Simon Callow and Richard E. Grant.<\/p>\n Creative England co-invested in the series and is executive producing through its partnership with Sky. Together, Sky and Creative England plan to co-invest in additional productions similar to Tate Britain\u2019s Great British Walks<\/em>. These projects will come from independent producers in regional England and will be transmitted on Sky channels in the U.K.<\/p>\n Phil Edgar-Jones, the director of Sky Arts, said, \u201cTate Britain\u2019s Great British Walks<\/em> is a unique new landmark series commissioned in partnership with Tate Britain. In each film, we are art detectives in the magnificent company of well-loved British figures, undertaking epic journeys across the nation to discover paintings that hold a personal resonance for them. The guests have been remarkably open and passionate, not just about art, but about their lives, Britain and the timeless spirit of its landscape and peoples.\u201d<\/p>\n Michelle Crowther, series producer at 7 Wonder, commented, “This series is an absolute treat to put together. Not only has partnering with Tate Britain given us unique access to a fountain of knowledge, but rediscovering the landscapes has been incredibly exciting. With Gus as a guide, these journeys have provided a backdrop to some highly illuminating and intimate conversations between him and our talent, and we hope that viewers will enjoy rediscovering these artists\u2019 landscapes with a 21-century twist.\u201d<\/p>\n Solomon Nwabueze, the director of content at Creative England, added, \u201cWe\u2019re delighted and excited to have supported a regional television production company such as 7 Wonder, bringing this entertaining and engaging art show to fruition.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LONDON: 7 Wonder has been commissioned to produce the six-part series Tate Britain\u2019s Great British Walks for Sky Arts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":9466,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[382,1742,1743],"class_list":["post-9465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-7-wonder","tag-sky-arts","tag-tate-britains-great-british-walks","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n