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Art That Made Us: Series 1
April 7, 2022
8 Episodes
~58 min per episode
Overview
No overview available for this season.
Episodes
8
1
Lights in the Darkness
Apr 7, 2022
58 min
Episode one immerses us in the turbulent era that followed the Roman occupation of Britain. After the Romans leave, waves of invasion reshape the Isles and their cultures: from glittering jewellery to carved stones to intricate manuscripts. Battles over identity and faith play out in art and culminate in the rise of a new vernacular language.
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2
Revolution of the Dead
Apr 14, 2022
59 min
Episode two traces an alternative history of the Black Death of the Middle Ages. From the chaos of the Black Death comes creative renewal; survivors finding their voice through satire and a revived literature in English, including breakthrough works by women, and through new craft in cathedral building and stained glass.
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3
Queens, Feuds and Faith
Apr 21, 2022
59 min
Episode three looks at the story of the 16th century religious revolution, as England and other parts of the British Isles turned to Protestantism.
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4
To Kill a King
Apr 28, 2022
58 min
A splintering of politics and religion in the British Isles under the Stuart kings leads to more questioning art, new science and architecture.
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5
Consumers and Conscience
May 5, 2022
58 min
In the 18th century, trade and conquest funds an explosion of creativity, and art stirs a growing social conscience.
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6
Rise of the Cities
May 12, 2022
58 min
With the industrial revolution transforming the British Isles, cities and country are divided and artists respond to the upheaval to lives and the landscape.
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7
Wars and Peace
May 19, 2022
59 min
The world wars force artists to grapple with destruction and savagery, challenging conventions and the old imperial order, while those fleeing war bring new ideas to Britain.
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8
Brilliant Isles
May 26, 2022
59 min
In the final episode of the series, an explosion of new voices from across the British Isles reinvents the arts, creating a richer, more diverse culture.
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