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Summary
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.
Cast
David Threlfall
Murray Pittock
James Hawes
John Gallagher Jr.
Mari Griffith
Jerry Brotton
Marion Loeffler
Jonathan Jones
Clare Lees
Maxine Peake
Gus Casely-Hayford
Michael Sheen
Glenn Patterson
Joanna Story
Tim Pestell
Sean Parry
Heatther Pulliam
Cornella Parker
Maria Dahvana Headley
Woodrow Phoenix
Simon Armitage
Sarah Maple
Bobby Mills
Jonathan Sumption
Shazia Jagot
Anna Morris
Tom Chivers
Chris Levine
Gabriele Finaldi
Marc Quinn
Maria Fusco
Brice Davies
Sarah Brown
Stephanie Merrit
Gemma Allen
Eleri Lynn
Nandini Das
James Merry
Katherine Butler
Matthew Beale
Cathy Shrank
David Forsyth
Shaun Leane
Phoebe Boswell
Anton Lesser
Amanda Levete
Tabitha Barber
Tai Shan Schierenberg
Kieran O'Connor
Rita Duffy
Platon
Hannah Dawson
Temi Odumosu
Thomas J. Price
Judith Hawley
Vic Gatrell
Rebecca Burton
Tom Devine
Kirsten Carter McKee
John Mullan
Steward Lee
Maggi Hambling
Douglas Gordon
Arthur Torrington
Ólafur Eliasson
Alison Smith
Ruth Livesey
Fariha Shaikh
Christopher Parry
Patrick Wright
Ian Christie
Eddie Izzard
Dominic Sandbrook
Lesley Sharp
Kate O'Flynn
Bidisha
Graeme Macdonald
Afua Hirsch
David Baddiel
A.N. Wilson
Amma Asante
Charlie Phillips
Clive Nwonka
Karim Amir
Deanna Rodger
Antony Gormley
Crew
Creator
Emma Cahusac
Status:
Ended
Original Language:
English
Type:
Documentary
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