John Read

A documentary on the work of artist Henry Moore.

A study of the artist, who finds balance in his work likened to the taste of bitter-sweet fruit. The film shows many of Sutherland’s most important works, including his portraits of Somerset Maugham and Lord Beaverbrook, and presents scenes in Wales and the South of France in relation to his landscape paintings.

Study of the artist John Piper, who shows the development of his work, from preliminary sketches to final oil painting.

Speaking from Henry Moore's own studio in Perry Green, Hertfordshire, John Read shares his personal memories of the artist he filmed six times over 28 years.

The life and work of British Impressionist painter, Walter Sickert (1860-1942).

A contemporary of Henry Moore, Yorkshire-born Barbara Hepworth has made Cornwall her home. This film by John Read examines how the Cornish landscapes have influenced Hepworth's work, and the artist takes us through the planning stages in the creation of her sculptures.

A documentary on the work of artist Henry Moore.

A documentary on the work of artist Henry Moore.

A documentary on the work of artist Henry Moore.

A study of the artist, who finds balance in his work likened to the taste of bitter-sweet fruit. The film shows many of Sutherland’s most important works, including his portraits of Somerset Maugham and Lord Beaverbrook, and presents scenes in Wales and the South of France in relation to his landscape paintings.

A study of the artist, who finds balance in his work likened to the taste of bitter-sweet fruit. The film shows many of Sutherland’s most important works, including his portraits of Somerset Maugham and Lord Beaverbrook, and presents scenes in Wales and the South of France in relation to his landscape paintings.

Study of the artist John Piper, who shows the development of his work, from preliminary sketches to final oil painting.

Study of the artist John Piper, who shows the development of his work, from preliminary sketches to final oil painting.

The life and work of British Impressionist painter, Walter Sickert (1860-1942).

The life and work of British Impressionist painter, Walter Sickert (1860-1942).

A contemporary of Henry Moore, Yorkshire-born Barbara Hepworth has made Cornwall her home. This film by John Read examines how the Cornish landscapes have influenced Hepworth's work, and the artist takes us through the planning stages in the creation of her sculptures.

The epic of the earliest days of Britain's railways and the men who built them. It concentrates on the achievements of George and Robert Stephenson and Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who built the first railway lines in the world in this country. Portraits, paintings, engraving and prints are used together with live shooting to evoke the atmosphere and illustrate the construction of the railways and the locomotives which ran on them.

British abstract painter Ben Nicholson, whom artist and critic Patrick Heron claimed 'was the greatest English painter since Turner' and director John Read extolled as "the man who re-drew the map of English painting', is presented through the eyes of his closest friends, as they take us on a tour of his career and reflect on his art.

BAFTA nominated BBC documentary about the acclaimed British artist L.S. Lowry.