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Season 5, Episode 9: Why are royal portraits so ugly?

Season 5, Episode 9: Why are royal portraits so ugly?

Update: 2025-11-13

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Waldy and Bendy lament the direction the BBC is heading when it comes to arts programs, and Bendy talks to Andrew Graham-Dixon about his new Vermeer book. The Waldy and Bendy Awards return, looking at the ugliest royal portraits.

Show Notes: https://zczfilms.com/podcasts/waldy-bendy/season-5-episode-9/

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/k_wUZtHwVXg

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Season 5, Episode 9: Why are royal portraits so ugly?

Season 5, Episode 9: Why are royal portraits so ugly?

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