Actor Eddie Redmayne explores artworks inspired by warfare and asks: Where does artistic expression end and propaganda begin?
War Art with Eddie Redmayne
Art documentary
Art That Made Us
"Art That Made Us" delivers a fresh perspective on British history. Narrated by David Threlfall, this eight-part series takes viewers on a 1,500-year journey across eight turning points, using iconic artworks to tell an alternative story of a nation. Prominent artists and cultural historians examine literature, architecture, sculpture, and painting that emerged during times of crisis and change. The series documents the Roman withdrawal and explores how art responded to subsequent invasions. Its timeline progresses through the Black Death's impact on creativity, the theological strife of the Reformation, and the Civil War. It delves into the Georgian Era, the Industrial Revolution, World Wars across Europe, and the cultural revolution of the 1960s.
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- 1 Season
- 2022
- Art Documentary
- PG, TV-PG
"Art That Made Us" delivers a fresh perspective on British history. Narrated by David Threlfall, this eight-part series takes viewers on a 1,500-year journey across eight turning points, using iconic artworks to tell an alternative story of a nation. Prominent artists and cultural historians examine literature, architecture, sculpture, and painting that emerged during times of crisis and change. The series documents the Roman withdrawal and explores how art responded to subsequent invasions. Its timeline progresses through the Black Death's impact on creativity, the theological strife of the Reformation, and the Civil War. It delves into the Georgian Era, the Industrial Revolution, World Wars across Europe, and the cultural revolution of the 1960s.
Cast & Crew
(Director), David Threlfall (Narrator), Dominic Garfield (Pearl), Anna Morris (Wife of Bath), Robin Berry (Fair Field), Michael Oku (Fair Field), Natasha Langridge (Margery Kempe), Simon Haywood (Woodcarver), (Director), Alistair Petrie (William Cobbett), (Director), Jason Isaacs (Jonathan Swift), Alix Wilton Regan (Mary Wollstencraft), Andrew French (Olaudah Equiano), Tom Clarke (Beowulf), Michael Sheen (Y Gododdin), Sean Parry (Y Gododdin), (Director), Michelle Fairley (Easter, 1916), (Director), Adrian Scarborough (Philip Larkin), Adam Karim (Buddha Of Suburbia), Gavin John Wright (Trainspotting), Morfydd Clark (Foxe’s Book Of Martyrs), Zack Roberts (Young Elizabeth), Martins Imhangbe (Othello), (Director), Anton Lesser (Paradise Lost), Faye Castelow (The Rover), Flora Spencer-Longhurst (The Rover)1. Lights in the Darkness
David Threlfall reveals a post-Roman Britain that wasn't dark but instead an age of vibrant culture in “Art That Made Us.”
58 mins
2. Revolution of the Dead
Creativity emerges from the ashes of the plague, with art, music, and literature flourishing in a ''Revolution of the Dead.''
58 mins
3. Queens, Feuds and Faith
Art, language, and fashion are weaponized in a 16th-century battle for power in the landmark series “Art That Made Us.”
58 mins
4. To Kill A King
Contemporary artists view Stuart-era political, ecclesiastical, and cultural divisions through the prism of vibrant artifacts in “To Kill A King.”
58 mins
5. Consumers and Conscience
Wealth from trade and conquest see art thrive in 18th-century Britain, but its artists challenge injustice and the atrocities of slavery.
58 mins
6. Rise of the Cities
Industry booms, cities rise, and artists grapple with Britain's changing social culture in this fascinating episode of ''Art That Made Us.''
58 mins
7. Wars and Peace
As war tears through Europe, artists fight back, helping to forge a new British spirit in ''Art That Made Us.''
58 mins
8. Brilliant Isles
A new generation of artists rebel against class and redefine British culture in this concluding episode of ''Art That Made Us.''
58 mins