1 00:00:33,801 --> 00:00:38,801 Subtitles by explosiveskull 2 00:00:40,741 --> 00:00:42,698 Titian was born in 1488 3 00:00:42,700 --> 00:00:47,156 and died in 1576, living well into his eighties. 4 00:00:47,158 --> 00:00:49,239 He was the undisputed master 5 00:00:49,241 --> 00:00:52,989 of Venetian painting for 60 years. 6 00:00:52,991 --> 00:00:55,656 And his contemporaries alluded to him 7 00:00:55,658 --> 00:00:56,906 as the sun amidst the stars, 8 00:00:56,908 --> 00:01:00,073 which is the final line in Dante's Paradiso. 9 00:01:00,075 --> 00:01:04,114 You can see how beautifully he uses and applies colour, 10 00:01:04,116 --> 00:01:05,531 a characteristic of his work, 11 00:01:05,533 --> 00:01:08,781 which held him in pre-eminence through the High Renaissance 12 00:01:08,783 --> 00:01:12,698 and arguably cast him as the greatest painter 13 00:01:12,700 --> 00:01:13,698 in Western art. 14 00:01:13,700 --> 00:01:19,783 Erm, excuse me, sir. Erm, you mustn't touch the paintings. 15 00:01:19,950 --> 00:01:21,698 Er, excuse me? 16 00:01:21,700 --> 00:01:23,073 Sir, are you OK? 17 00:01:23,075 --> 00:01:26,239 Erm, excuse me, can someone help us, please? 18 00:02:17,033 --> 00:02:20,906 Pills, ecstasy, blow? What do you want, fella? 19 00:02:20,908 --> 00:02:21,781 I'm all right, thanks. 20 00:02:21,783 --> 00:02:24,448 Looking for some company tonight, darling? 21 00:02:24,450 --> 00:02:26,489 No, I'm looking for a place to stay. 22 00:02:26,491 --> 00:02:30,198 Come on, handsome. Don't be shy. 23 00:02:51,075 --> 00:02:52,531 What you doing here? 24 00:02:52,533 --> 00:02:53,948 I'm just sitting down for a minute. 25 00:02:53,950 --> 00:02:58,283 - Why, is there a problem? - You didn't read the sign? 26 00:02:59,408 --> 00:03:00,198 Sorry, mate, rules is rules. 27 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:04,323 Where I come from, people are a little bit more friendly. 28 00:03:04,325 --> 00:03:05,364 Do me a favour 29 00:03:05,366 --> 00:03:08,031 and spare me that old chirpy Northern routine. 30 00:03:08,033 --> 00:03:10,823 - I've got work to do. - I'm from Essex. 31 00:03:10,825 --> 00:03:15,700 Listen, wherever you're from, you ain't from round here. 32 00:03:18,575 --> 00:03:19,531 Let me guess. 33 00:03:19,533 --> 00:03:22,448 You were brought up in the back of beyond. 34 00:03:22,450 --> 00:03:25,531 In many ways, it was an idyllic existence. 35 00:03:25,533 --> 00:03:27,948 Really, you were bored shitless. 36 00:03:27,950 --> 00:03:31,114 One fine day, you had a brainwave. 37 00:03:31,116 --> 00:03:32,489 "Move to London," you said. 38 00:03:32,491 --> 00:03:33,323 "Make my fortune." 39 00:03:33,325 --> 00:03:36,323 I did say that. I said it to my dad. 40 00:03:36,325 --> 00:03:37,448 You actually used those words? 41 00:03:37,450 --> 00:03:42,239 - Sort of, yeah. - Fuck me. What did he say? 42 00:03:42,241 --> 00:03:44,989 If you ask me, you're spending too much time 43 00:03:44,991 --> 00:03:46,031 on that bloody computer. 44 00:03:46,033 --> 00:03:47,573 Getting all these fancy ideas. 45 00:03:47,575 --> 00:03:49,323 No use trying to talk me out of it, Dad. 46 00:03:49,325 --> 00:03:50,906 My mind's made up. I'm leaving tonight. 47 00:03:50,908 --> 00:03:53,739 Tonight? 48 00:03:53,741 --> 00:03:55,448 Look, I've bought my ticket. 49 00:03:55,450 --> 00:03:56,614 Well, what about your education? 50 00:03:56,616 --> 00:04:00,406 Don't you see? Thiswillbe my education. 51 00:04:00,408 --> 00:04:02,823 Streets of London, full of musicians and artists. 52 00:04:02,825 --> 00:04:06,281 Piss artists, more like. You'll meet plenty of those. 53 00:04:07,825 --> 00:04:10,281 Sometimes, as I lay in bed at night, 54 00:04:10,283 --> 00:04:13,531 I imagine a world beyond these four walls. 55 00:04:13,533 --> 00:04:16,073 A world full of mystery and possibilities. 56 00:04:16,075 --> 00:04:19,198 Oh, never you mind about mystery and possibilities. 57 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:20,114 What are we supposed to do 58 00:04:20,116 --> 00:04:22,448 while you're busy gallivanting around Soho 59 00:04:22,450 --> 00:04:23,739 till gawd knows what time, eh? 60 00:04:23,741 --> 00:04:26,948 - Your mum will be worried sick. - He'll be all right. 61 00:04:26,950 --> 00:04:29,114 As long as you don't speak to strange boys 62 00:04:29,116 --> 00:04:31,281 sleeping rough in dark alleyways. 63 00:04:31,283 --> 00:04:34,698 And with that, they gave me their blessing. 64 00:04:34,700 --> 00:04:37,906 Oh, fuck their blessing. Did they give you any money? 65 00:04:37,908 --> 00:04:40,531 Of course they did. I'm their only son. 66 00:04:40,533 --> 00:04:42,114 All right. Hand it over. 67 00:04:42,116 --> 00:04:43,531 Why should I hand it over? 68 00:04:43,533 --> 00:04:46,739 Right, this may come as a surprise to you, yeah? 69 00:04:46,741 --> 00:04:50,406 The streets of London ain't paved in gold. 70 00:04:50,408 --> 00:04:51,739 They're as cold as ice, 71 00:04:51,741 --> 00:04:54,239 they stink of piss, and they're full of villains. 72 00:04:54,241 --> 00:04:58,366 So basically, it's every man for himself. 73 00:05:00,408 --> 00:05:03,239 All right, you've talked me into it. 74 00:05:03,241 --> 00:05:07,281 You should stay here, strictly on a temporary basis. 75 00:05:07,283 --> 00:05:09,489 Just till I get myself sorted. 76 00:05:09,491 --> 00:05:11,573 Ten quid a night. 77 00:05:11,575 --> 00:05:13,114 You can't charge someone ten quid 78 00:05:13,116 --> 00:05:15,658 to sleep in a cardboard box. 79 00:05:16,241 --> 00:05:18,700 Why not? 80 00:06:16,575 --> 00:06:18,948 I think you just met your first villain. 81 00:06:18,950 --> 00:06:20,656 What the fuck am I gonna do now? 82 00:06:20,658 --> 00:06:23,031 Hang on. I'm just getting to that. 83 00:06:23,033 --> 00:06:26,073 Right. Now, I'm as open-minded as the next man. 84 00:06:26,075 --> 00:06:29,489 Your sexuality's none of my business. 85 00:06:29,491 --> 00:06:31,739 If I was you... 86 00:06:31,741 --> 00:06:34,114 ...I'd show my face in that bar over there. 87 00:06:34,116 --> 00:06:38,825 Trust me, you won't be skint for long. 88 00:06:44,033 --> 00:06:45,656 Thanks. I'll see you around. 89 00:06:45,658 --> 00:06:50,366 Yeah, sure. That's what they all say. 90 00:06:53,366 --> 00:06:58,616 You mark my words. That bloke ain't gonna last five minutes. 91 00:06:59,366 --> 00:07:02,073 Yes, but the thing I love about Vel?zquez the most 92 00:07:02,075 --> 00:07:05,989 is the way he paints the spaces in between objects. 93 00:07:05,991 --> 00:07:06,656 I know what you mean. 94 00:07:06,658 --> 00:07:10,489 Somehow he makes the object become more real, 95 00:07:10,491 --> 00:07:11,989 a lot more intense. 96 00:07:11,991 --> 00:07:13,906 Yes. In the way, like, 97 00:07:13,908 --> 00:07:16,531 he illuminates the space between them. 98 00:07:16,533 --> 00:07:18,073 The man was a genius. 99 00:07:18,075 --> 00:07:23,783 - The painter's painter. - Hold on a minute. 100 00:07:25,783 --> 00:07:28,658 Do you see what I see? 101 00:07:30,533 --> 00:07:32,489 What are you doing here? 102 00:07:32,491 --> 00:07:36,156 I'm searching for a world full of mystery and possibilities. 103 00:07:36,158 --> 00:07:39,156 Good. Then you've come to the right place. 104 00:07:39,158 --> 00:07:40,698 You've heard of Vel?zquez? 105 00:07:40,700 --> 00:07:44,573 No, I haven't, actually. Is he a mate of yours? 106 00:07:44,575 --> 00:07:46,364 He was the painter of twilights. 107 00:07:46,366 --> 00:07:47,531 Oh, good for him. 108 00:07:47,533 --> 00:07:50,364 - Of infinity. - Even better. 109 00:07:50,366 --> 00:07:52,364 Of silence. 110 00:07:52,366 --> 00:07:54,950 I don't know what that means. 111 00:08:19,241 --> 00:08:22,114 You gonna tell me what you want or do I have to guess? 112 00:08:22,116 --> 00:08:24,364 Good evening. Erm... 113 00:08:24,366 --> 00:08:27,948 I've just moved into the area and I'm looking for a job. 114 00:08:27,950 --> 00:08:31,198 I'll wash pots, clean. I'll do anything, really. 115 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:33,989 Does this look like a job centre to you? 116 00:08:33,991 --> 00:08:35,114 No, it doesn't but... 117 00:08:35,116 --> 00:08:38,031 It's a bar which serves alcohol. 118 00:08:38,033 --> 00:08:39,198 Don't tell me your life story, 119 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:41,073 just tell me what you want to drink. 120 00:08:41,075 --> 00:08:46,991 Sorry. I'll have a bottle of beer, please. 121 00:08:59,950 --> 00:09:04,448 Go on, then. Ask me the question you've been meaning to ask me 122 00:09:04,450 --> 00:09:08,158 ever since you walked in the door. 123 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:14,533 Why are barmaids in London so unfriendly? 124 00:09:30,616 --> 00:09:32,989 Well, if I had a pound coin 125 00:09:32,991 --> 00:09:34,073 for every time a pretty boy 126 00:09:34,075 --> 00:09:36,406 came in h...
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