Pretending to buy state-approved art, young Igor Savitsky instead daringly rescued 40,000 forbidden works. Though a penniless artist himself, he cajoled the cash to pay for the art from the same authorities that were banning it and amassed the second largest collection of Russian avant-garde art in the world. His location far from Moscow censorship allowed him to pursue what became his real passion: finding and acquiring modern art so out of sync with official taste that it was virtually condemned...
Saturday on Independent Lens: The Desert of Forbidden Art...11pm
And on Sunday, the much awaited saga continues at 165 Eaton Place with new characters upstairs and down in a three-part sequel to the much-loved MASTERPIECE series from the 1970s. Jean Marsh returns as Rose in a story set in 1936, and the lives of masters and servants have never been so captivating. Laura Linney hosts...Uptstairs/Downstairs...8pm
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