Brian Sewell
Acting
Biography
Brian Alfred Christopher Bushell Sewell was an English art critic and media personality. He wrote for the Evening Standard and was noted for his acerbic view of conceptual art and the Turner Prize.
Born: July 15, 1931
Place of Birth: Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England, UK
Known For
Have I Got News for You
Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.
13 Hours That Saved Britain
In this documentary, experts dissect the Battle of Britain, which took place on Sept. 15, 1940 — a day that determined the fate of the nation.
Stardust: A Story of Love and Architecture
An intimate and moving portrait of two of the most influential architects of the second half of the 20th Century, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown.
Celebrity Mastermind
Celebrity Mastermind is a British television quiz show broadcast by BBC television. The show is a spin-off of the long-running quiz show Mastermind, with the exception that all the contestants are celebrities. As with the main show, John Humphrys is the host and question-master. Magnus Magnusson was quizmaster on the 2003/04 episodes featuring Jonathan Meades as winner.
Question Time
This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience.
Dirty Dali: A Private View
Art critic Brian Sewell gives a persona insight into the private life of surrealist artist Salvador Dalí.
Kurt Schwitters: The Schwitters Scandal
The Schwitters scandal was pure DADA! While he was alive, Schwitters provoked the art world with his one-man Dada movement Merz, which united painting, sculpture, architecture and literature in fragments. After his death he hit the headlines due to several sensational inheritance lawsuits involving his heirs, a mistress, the Norwegian government, and the Marlborough Gallery - which had gained notoriety in the Rothko scandal. Looking back on Schwitters’ life and work, this film unravels a bizarre story of deceit, intrigue, power and money.
Stardust: A Story of Love and Architecture
An intimate and moving portrait of two of the most influential architects of the second half of the 20th Century, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown.
Brian Sewell's Grand Tour
For hundred's of years Britain's well-to-do considered the Italian 'Grand Tour' - the trip through Ancient and Renaissance Italy - an essential part of a rounded education. Brian first did the 'Grand Tour' exactly 50 years ago - so for him this is also a journey into his own past. A beautiful, complicated, funny journey.
Filmography
as Eyewitnesses
as Brian Sewell
as Himself - Presenter
as Himself
as Self
as Self - Panellist