‘Art that Made Us’ is a major eight-part series for BBC Two. Through 1500 years and eight dramatic turning points, the series presents an alternative history of the British Isles, told through art. It includes three photographic works.
Episode 6 Rise of the Cities: Illustrations for Idylls of the King by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1874.
Episode 7 Wars and Peace: Coal searcher going home to Jarrow, Bill Brandt, 1937
Episode 8 The Brilliant Isles: Notting Hill couple, Charlie Phillips, 1967
