| The Shock of the New | |
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| Directed by | David Lewis Richardson / Lorna Pegram |
| Produced by | Lorna Pegram |
| Narrated by | Robert Hughes |
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The Shock of the New is an eight-part documentary television series about the development of modern art written and presented in 1980 by Australian art critic Robert Hughes for the BBC, in association with Time-Life Films. Hughes also wrote a book to accompany the series. It was produced by Lorna Pegram, who also directed three of the episodes.
In 2004 Hughes created a one-hour update to The Shock of the New titled The NEW Shock of the New.