Resources & Recommendations #26
Saturday, 1 November 2025. Newsletter 26.
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Waldemar Januszczak and Bendor Grosvenor, a.k.a. Waldy & Bendy, are back. The art-historian double act has returned for the fifth series of its podcast, Waldy & Bendy’s Adventures in Art. Season five includes discussions of the National Gallery’s expansion plans, the sale of its benches, the art market, depictions of swans in art, and the best unfinished artwork.
For Dutch readers, a podcast from the Teylers Museum explores the life and work of Michelangelo, in conjunction with the exhibition Michelangelo and Men.
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Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks
Coming to BBC Iplayer in November is a new documentary from BBC Arts which unlocks the hidden psychology of J.M.W. Turner through his 37,000 private sketches, drawings, and watercolours. Of special interest is a series of erotic sketches previously thought to have been destroyed. With unprecedented access to Tate's extraordinary archive, Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks reveals the man behind the masterpieces.
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First-of-its-kind study proves positive impact of art on the body
A first-of-its-kind study launched by Art Fund’s National Art Pass provides the most compelling scientific evidence to date that viewing art has immediate, measurable benefits for our health and wellbeing. “From a scientific perspective, the most exciting outtake is that art had a positive impact on three different body systems—the immune, endocrine, and autonomic systems—at the same time,” Dr. Tony Woods, researcher at King’s College London, said in a statement. “This is a unique finding and something we were genuinely surprised to see.”
