Emma Cahusac
Director
Art That Made Us (2022)
Series 1
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.
Released April 7, 2022
Episode 58 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.art-history, tmdb.anglo-saxon, mdblist.has-trailer
Watch Providers: Marquee TV Amazon Channel
Production Companies: ClearStory Ltd, Menace Productions
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Lights in the Darkness
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.
April 7, 2022, midnight
S1E2 - Revolution of the Dead
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.
April 14, 2022, midnight
S1E3 - Queens, Feuds and Faith
Episode three looks at the story of the 16th century religious revolution, as England and other parts of the British Isles turned to Protestantism.
April 21, 2022, midnight
S1E4 - To Kill a King
A splintering of politics and religion in the British Isles under the Stuart kings leads to more questioning art, new science and architecture.
April 28, 2022, midnight
S1E5 - Consumers and Conscience
In the 18th century, trade and conquest funds an explosion of creativity, and art stirs a growing social conscience.
May 5, 2022, midnight
S1E6 - Rise of the Cities
With the industrial revolution transforming the British Isles, cities and country are divided and artists respond to the upheaval to lives and the landscape.
May 12, 2022, midnight
S1E7 - Wars and Peace
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.
May 19, 2022, midnight
S1E8 - Brilliant Isles
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.
May 26, 2022, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 58 min.
Season Runtime: 468 min.
Released: April 7, 2022
Last Air Date: May 26, 2022, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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