Art That Made Us (2022)

An alternative history of the British Isles, told through art. Looking at 1,500 years and eight dramatic turning points, acclaimed artists and thinkers encounter key historic art works from across the UK that have shaped the history of the British Isles and inspired their own work.

Art That Made Us

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David Threlfall

David Threlfall

as Self - Narrator (voice)

as Self - Bradley Professor

as Self - Reader in Creative Writing

John Gallagher Jr.

John Gallagher Jr.

as Self - Associate Prof. of Early Modern History

as Self - Art Historian

as Self - Prof. of Renaissance Studies

Marion Loeffler

Marion Loeffler

as Self - Reader in Welsh History

as Self - Arts Writer

as Self - Prof. of Medieval Literature

as Self - Actrice (Rules of the Game, Anne)

Gus Casely-Hayford

Gus Casely-Hayford

as Self - Director, V&A East

as Self - Actor

Glenn Patterson

Glenn Patterson

as Self - Writer

as Self - Prof. of Medieval History

as Self - Curator, Norwich Castle Museum

as Self - Artist & Performer

Heatther Pulliam

Heatther Pulliam

as Self - Senior Lecture, College of Art

Cornella Parker

Cornella Parker

as Self - Artist

Maria Dahvana Headley

Maria Dahvana Headley

as Self - Author and Translator

Woodrow Phoenix

Woodrow Phoenix

as Self - Artist (Comics)

as Self - Poet Laureate, Translated Pearl. 2016

as Self - Artist

as Self - Prof. of Medieval Studies

Jonathan Sumption

Jonathan Sumption

as Self - Historian

as Self - Lecturer in Medieval and Global Literature

as Self - Writer, Actrice & Comedian

as Self - Writer & Producer

as Self - Artist & Photographer

Gabriele Finaldi

Gabriele Finaldi

as Self - Director, The National Gallery

as Self - Artist

as Self - Writer

as Self - Welsh Street Artist (Graffiti)

as Self - Director, The Yorrk Glaziers Trust

Stephanie Merrit

Stephanie Merrit

as Self - Author & Journalist

as Self - Senior Lecture in Early Modern History

as Self - Fashion Historian

as Self - Prof. of Early Modern Literature & Culture

as Self - Artist (Mask & Clothing)

Katherine Butler

Katherine Butler

as Self - Senior Lecture in Music

as Self - Chief Executive, ORA Singers

as Self - Prof. of Tudor & Renaissance Literature

as Self - Interim Keeper, Art & Design, N.Museums.ScotL.

as Self - Jewelry Designer

as Self - Artist

as Self - Actor (Endeavour)

as Self - Architect

as Self - Curator of British Art 1500-1750

Tai Shan Schierenberg

Tai Shan Schierenberg

as Self - Artist, Art Painter

Kieran O'Connor

Kieran O'Connor

as Self - Senior Lecturer of Archaeology

as Self - Artist (Irish History)

as Self - Photographer

as Self - Senior Lecturer in the History of Political Thought

as Self - Assistant Prof., Info. School

Thomas J. Price

Thomas J. Price

as Self - Artist (Sculptor)

as Self - Prof. of 18th Century Literature

as Self - Emeritus Prof. of History

as Self - Ass. Curator

as Self - Emeritus Prof. of History

Kirsten Carter McKee

Kirsten Carter McKee

as Self - Teaching Fellow in Architectural History

as Self - Prof. of English Literature

as Self - Writer & Comedian

as Self - Artist (Painter)

as Self - Artist

Arthur Torrington

Arthur Torrington

as Self - Founder, Equiano Society

Ólafur Eliasson

Ólafur Eliasson

as Self - Artist (Sculptor)

as Self - Chief Curator N. Portrait Gallery

as Self - Prof. of English Literature

as Self - Associate Prof. in Victorian Literature

Christopher Parry

Christopher Parry

as Self - Museum Community Officer Cyfarthfa Castle

as Self - Emeritus Prof. of Literature, History & Culture

as Self - Prof. of Film and Media Birkbeck, University of London

as Self - Actrice, Comedian & Performer

Dominic Sandbrook

Dominic Sandbrook

as Self - Historian, Additional Crew & Writer

as Self - Actrice (Scott & Bailey)

as Self - Actrice

as Self - Filmmaker & Journalist

Graeme Macdonald

Graeme Macdonald

as Self - Prof. of English & Comparative Literature Studies

as Self - Writer & broadcaster

as Self - Writer & Comedian

as Self - Writer

as Self - Writer & Director

Charlie Phillips

Charlie Phillips

as Self - Restaurateur, Photographer & Documenter of black London.

as Self - Lecturer in Film & Society

as Self - Writer

as Self - Writer & Performer

as Self - Sculptor

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Seasons

Season 1

Series 1

Episodes season 1

1x1

Lights in the darkness
1x2

Revolution of the dead
1x3

Queens, feuds and faith
1x4

To kill a king
1x5

Consumers and conscience
1x6

Rise of the cities
1x7

Wars and peace
1x8

Brilliant isles

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