While Waldy is busy, Bendor has a chat with Simon Gillespie.

See the show notes here: https://zczfilms.com/podcasts/waldy-bendy/season-5-episode-19-the-secrets-of-art-restoration-with-simon-gillespie/ 

Watch on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/dbB8cxWx6BQ 

Bendy treats Waldy to a proper deep dive into Holbein's masterpiece The Ambassadors.

See the show notes: https://zczfilms.com/podcasts/season-5-episode-18-the-ambassadors/ 

Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6F9_z_HvdXQ 

Waldy chats to Damien Hirst about his grotto design, precious stones, and the value of art.

Watch on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/a0qvZtlBU3M 

See the Show Notes here: https://zczfilms.com/podcasts/waldy-bendy/season-5-episode-17-interview-with-damien-hirst/

Waldy and Bendy starts the year off right by looking ahead at some of the fabulous shows that are coming up in 2026.

Watch on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/OmmOxlxx7BU

See the Show Notes here: https://zczfilms.com/podcasts/waldy-bendy/season-5-episode-16-new-years-lookahead/

To round off the Christmas season, Waldy and Bendy settle down with questions from listeners.

Watch on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/TVx-Hs9nzpQ

See the Show Notes here: https://zczfilms.com/podcasts/waldy-bendy/season-5-episode…special-question/

Waldy and Bendy get into the festive spirit and dives into the history of Santa Claus. They also each gets to choose a painting for their wall; Waldy goes for a former Abstract Expressionist while Bendy continues the festivities with a nativity.

Watch on YouTube here - https://youtu.be/sO07i0dT150 

See the show notes here - https://zczfilms.com/podcasts/waldy-bendy/season-5-episode-14-how-art-invented-santa-claus/ 

Waldy and Bendy look at the recent museum strikes, and celebrate the dodgy anniversary of Indian artist Amrita Sher-Gil. They take a delightful tour through some of their favourite gothic cathedrals.

See the show notes here - https://zczfilms.com/podcasts/waldy-bendy/season-5-episode-13/

Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/h0qWooNJjD8 

Waldy turns to art to help Bendy face his fears. Bendy catches up on the old master sales, while Waldy has a chat with Xavier Bray about Caravaggio's Cupid. And is Turner or Constable the better artist?

Show notes: https://zczfilms.com/podcasts/waldy-bendy/season-5-episode-12-cupid-meets-constable-and-turner/

Watch on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/pf2D5ojb9Mo

Waldy and Bendy discuss the many record sales that have happened in the art world recently. Bendy has a chat with Elizabeth Goldring about her new Holbein book, while Waldy dives into the thrills of Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights.

See the show notes here: https://zczfilms.com/podcasts/waldy-bendy/season-5-episode-11-auction-records-smashed-bosch-and-holbein/

Watch on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/eqBLVvW1tQM

Waldy and Bendy discuss some places to visit in London if you're a tourist interested in art, and Waldy has a chat with famous ex-forger Shaun Greenhalgh about how he fooled the experts. Also, a new section where Waldy and Bendy teaches us how to identify saints in religious art, starting with Mary Magdalene.

See the show notes: https://zczfilms.com/podcasts/waldy-bendy/season-5-episode-10-saints-sinners-and-forgers/

Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PIOsoZaI-wc