British Art Matters

By Walpole Society

British Art Matters is the official podcast of the Berger Prize, awarded annually for excellence in British art history through the generosity of the Berger Collection Educational Trust; it is host

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The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.

British Art Matters episodes:

November 11, 2025 Eleonora Pistis, 2025 Berger Prize Shortlist
In the seventh episode of series two of British Art Matters, Dr Christina Faraday meets Eleonora Pistis to discuss architect Nicholas Hawksmoor's extraordinary designs for Oxford, as it evolved from medieval to modern university.
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35min
November 11, 2025 Cynthia E. Roman & Cristina S. Martinez, 2025 Berger Prize Shortlist
In the sixth episode of series two of British Art Matters, Dr Christina Faraday discusses female printmakers and publishers with Cristina S. Martinez and Cynthia E. Roman, exploring the significant played by women in the world of eighteenth century print.
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46min
November 06, 2025 Rosemary Hill, 2025 Berger Prize Shortlist
In the fifth episode of series two of British Art Matters, Dr Christina Faraday speaks to Rosemary Hill about the decades of research carried out by her late husband Gavin Stamp on British architecture of the interwar period.
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34min
November 06, 2025 Dr Bryony Coombs, 2025 Berger Prize Shortlist
In the fourth episode of series two of British Art Matters, Dr Christina Faraday meets Dr Bryony Coombs visual art commissioned by Scots in France in the medieval and early modern period, exploring links between patronage, identity and Franco-Scottish relations
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42min
November 04, 2025 Dr Esther Chadwick, 2025 Berger Prize Shortlist
In the third episode of series two of British Art Matters, Dr Christina Faraday meets Dr Esther Chadwick to discuss the radical possibilities of printmaking in response to the political upheaval of eighteenth century Britain.
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40min
November 04, 2025 Nicholas Olsberg, 2025 Berger Prize Shortlist
In the second episode of series two of British Art Matters, Dr Christina Faraday speaks to Nicholas Olsberg about his insightful and comprehensive survey of Victorian architect William Butterfield.
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41min
June 09, 2025 Dr Richard Stephens, outgoing editor of the Walpole Society Annual Volume.
British Art Matters is back! In the first episode of series two, Dr Christina Faraday speaks to Dr Richard Stephens, outgoing editor of the Walpole Society Annual Volume, the longest-running publication in the field of British art history.

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23min
January 30, 2025 Mark Eastment, Editorial Director of Museum and Institutional Partnerships at Yale University Press, London
In the eighth episode of British Art Matters podcast, Dr Christina Faraday meets Mark Eastment, Editorial Director of Museum and Institutional Partnerships at Yale University Press, London, to discuss the fascinating world of art history publishing.

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36min
November 14, 2024 Alun Graves, 2024 Berger Prize Shortlist
In the seventh episode of British Art Matters podcast, Dr Christina Faraday speaks to Alun Graves, one of five authors shortlisted for the 2024 Berger Prize, as they discuss his unmissable reference work, Studio Ceramics, which presents the national collection of studio ceramics housed in the V&A.

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43min
November 07, 2024 Dr Tom Young, 2024 Berger Prize Shortlist
In the sixth episode of British Art Matters podcast, Dr Christina Faraday speaks to Dr Tom Young, one of five authors shortlisted for the 2024 Berger Prize, as they discuss the relationship between visual culture and structural change explored in his pioneering book, Unmaking the East India Company: British Art and Political Reform in Colonial India, c. 1813-1858.

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39min

FAQs about British Art Matters:

How many episodes does British Art Matters have?

The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.