Art Attack - Episode 1

Series investigating the history of attacks on art works, from the earliest times to the present day. Art historian and broadcaster Tim Marlow looks at some of the most renowned attacks on art carried out in the name of politics and religion. What leads someone to blow up a statue, destroy photos with ink and scalpel, take the heads off angels or slash a painting of a naked woman? Tim looks at the impact on the work itself and the wider cultural and social implications of such attacks.