Art That Made Us
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.
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Top Cast
David Threlfall
Self - Narrator (voice) · 8 eps
Murray Pittock
Self - Bradley Professor · 5 eps
James Hawes
Self - Reader in Creative Writing · 5 eps
John Gallagher Jr.
Self - Associate Prof. of Early Modern History · 4 eps
Mari Griffith
Self - Art Historian · 4 eps
Jerry Brotton
Self - Prof. of Renaissance Studies · 3 eps
Marion Loeffler
Self - Reader in Welsh History · 3 eps
Jonathan Jones
Self - Arts Writer · 3 eps
Clare Lees
Self - Prof. of Medieval Literature · 2 eps
Maxine Peake
Self - Actrice (Rules of the Game, Anne) · 2 eps
Gus Casely-Hayford
Self - Director, V&A East · 2 eps
Michael Sheen
Self - Actor · 2 eps
Glenn Patterson
Self - Writer · 2 eps
Joanna Story
Self - Prof. of Medieval History · 1 ep
Tim Pestell
Self - Curator, Norwich Castle Museum · 1 ep
Sean Parry
Self - Artist & Performer · 1 ep
Heatther Pulliam
Self - Senior Lecture, College of Art · 1 ep
Cornella Parker
Self - Artist · 1 ep
Maria Dahvana Headley
Self - Author and Translator · 1 ep
Woodrow Phoenix
Self - Artist (Comics) · 1 ep
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