And thirdly, Tim, he’s read his Dickens, he can do 19th century.” Spall’s Turner is a warthog of a man, grumbling and spitting as he paints brilliant and elegant pieces of art, a walking par ...

Not long after 1800, John Mallord William Turner—embodied in a career-high performance by Timothy Spall—was acclaimed and sometimes controversial for his oil paintings and watercolours ...

The legacy of English romantic painter JMW Turner will be celebrated throughout this year with exhibitions and a BBC ...

During the last 25 years of his life, artist JMW Turner faces losses in his personal life and declining health. However, he also embraces innovative new approaches to painting that provoke controversy ...

'I don't know if it was the wine, the prayers or the bullishness' - Timothy Spall on cancer survival ...

Actor Timothy Spall is to star in a new comedy-drama series ... in the Harry Potter film series and starring in 2014 film Mr ...

while the 2014 biopic Mr Turner, starring Timothy Spall, will be re-shown at BFI Southbank as the BBC film Turner Unseen: The Secret Life Of A Radical Genius delves into his art and life.