Season 5, Episode 8: Should art be on the NHS?

Waldy speaks to Katy Hessel about her new book, and ponders with Bendy on how art can be good for you. Also in a rare treat, Waldy and Bendy gets to meet in person to visit the Joseph Wright of Derby show at The National Gallery.

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A Bar at the Folies-Bergère by Eduard Manet

Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear by Vincent van Gogh

How to Live an Artful Life by Katy Hessel

Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird by Frida Kahlo

GO AND SEE THIS SHOW

A Philosopher Giving That Lecture on the Orrery in Which a Lamp Is Put in Place by Joseph Wright of Derby

An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump by Joseph Wright of Derby

The Callling of Saint Matthew by Caravaggio

A Girl Reading a Letter with an Old Man Reading Over her Shoulder by Joseph Wright of Derby

Two Boys Fighting Over a Bladder by Joseph Wright of Derby

A Philosopher by Lamplight by Joseph Wright of Derby

Earthstopper on the Banks of the Derwent by Joseph Wright of Derby

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