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Inthisdocumentary,thepresenterandartcriticMatthewCollingsexploreshowTurner,theartistoflight,makeslightthevehicleoffeelinginhiswork,andhowhefoundinspirationforthatfeelinginthewatersoftheriverThames.<br/> JMWTurneristhemostfamousofEnglishlandscapepainters.Throughoutalifetimeoftravel,hereturnedtimeandagaintopaintanddrawscenesoftheriverThames,thelifebloodofLondon.ThisdocumentaryrevealstheThamesinallitsdiverseglory,fromitsbeautyinwestLondon,toitsheartlandintheCityofLondonanditsformerdocks,outtothevastemptinessanddramaoftheThamesestuarynearMargate.<br/> Turnerwasamongthefirsttopioneerpaintingdirectlyfromnature,turningaboatintoafloatingstudiofromwhichhesketchedtheThames.Theriverandhisuniquerelationshipwithithadapowerfulimpactuponhisuseofmaterials,ashesoughttofindanequivalentinpaintforthevisualsurpriseanddelighthefoundintherealityofitswaters.<br/> Bypursuingthisever-changingtaleoflight,TurneralsodocumentedandreflecteduponkeymomentsinBritishhistoryintheearly19thcentury;theNapoleonicwars,socialunrestandtheonsetoftheindustrialrevolution.HispaintingsoftheriverThamescommunicatethefearsandexultationsofthetime.<br/> Turner'sgreatnessasapainterisoftenattributedtohismodernuseofcolour.ManyofhispaintingsarelovedbytheBritishpublicandregularlycelebratedasthenation'sgreatestart.Thisfilmrevealsforthefirsttimeontelevisionakeyinspirationforthatmodernityandcelebrity;astretchofwaterofimmenseimportancetothenationintheearly19thcenturybutwhichtodayisoftentakenforgranted-theriverThames.