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JMW Turner: 250th anniversary of Britain's greatest painterJMW Turner: 250th anniversary of Britain's greatest painter

Released On: 21 Apr 2025

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Mike Leigh and Alvaro Barrington on the life and influence of landscape artist JMW Turner.

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