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.
David Threlfall
Self - Narrator (voice)
Murray Pittock
Self - Bradley Professor
James Hawes
Self - Reader in Creative Writing
John Gallagher Jr.
Self - Associate Prof. of Early Modern History
Mari Griffith
Self - Art Historian
Jerry Brotton
Self - Prof. of Renaissance Studies
Marion Loeffler
Self - Reader in Welsh History
Jonathan Jones
Self - Arts Writer
Clare Lees
Self - Prof. of Medieval Literature
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