Movies

  • 2011
    The Viking Sagas

    The Viking Sagas

    The Viking Sagas

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    Dr Janina Ramirez travels across glaciers and through the lava fields of Iceland to find out about one of the most compelling of the great Viking...

    The Viking Sagas
  • 2018
    The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci

    The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci

    The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci

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    Janina Ramirez explores the BBC archives to create a TV history of Leonardo Da Vinci, discovering what lies beneath the Mona Lisa and even how he...

    The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci
  • 2014
    Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting

    Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting

    Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting

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    The history of still life painting with oil paints

    Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting
  • 2010
    Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons

    Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons

    Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons

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    In this hour-long documentary, Oxford academic Janina Ramirez tours the country in search of Anglo-Saxon art treasures. Her basic thesis - and it is...

    Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons
  • 2011
    Britain's Most Fragile Treasure

    Britain's Most Fragile Treasure

    Britain's Most Fragile Treasure

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    Historian Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of a centuries-old masterpiece in glass. At 78 feet in height, the famous East Window at York Minster...

    Britain's Most Fragile Treasure
  • 2017
    England's Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation

    England's Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation

    England's Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation

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    To mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Janina Ramirez tells the story of three books that defined this radical religious revolution in...

    England's Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation
  • 2012
    Saxon Hoard: A Golden Discovery

    Saxon Hoard: A Golden Discovery

    Saxon Hoard: A Golden Discovery

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    In 2009 metal-detecting enthusiast Terry Herbert discovered the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon treasure in the UK. Dan Snow travels across the old...

    Saxon Hoard: A Golden Discovery
  • 2014
    Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age

    Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age

    Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age

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    Medieval historian Dr Janina Ramirez looks back to a time when British craftsmen and their patrons created a new form of architecture. The art and...

    Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age
  • 2016
    The Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich

    The Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich

    The Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich

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    In this hour-long documentary, Dr Janina Ramirez tells the incredible story of a book hidden for centuries in the shadows of history, the first book...

    The Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich
  • 2021
    Women in Film: BBC Introducing Arts

    Women in Film: BBC Introducing Arts

    Women in Film: BBC Introducing Arts

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    Cultural historian Janina Ramirez presents a collection of intriguing and exciting short films by emerging women directors and artists. Each film...

    Women in Film: BBC Introducing Arts
  • 2019
    Screengrabbed: BBC Introducing Arts

    Screengrabbed: BBC Introducing Arts

    Screengrabbed: BBC Introducing Arts

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    Janina Ramirez presents a screengrab of inspiring, beautiful and urgent stories from emerging and established film-makers with their interpretations...

    Screengrabbed: BBC Introducing Arts
  • 2020
    Female Filmmakers: BBC Introducing Arts

    Female Filmmakers: BBC Introducing Arts

    Female Filmmakers: BBC Introducing Arts

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    Janina Ramirez presents a set of short films by talented, emerging artists who use comedy, drama and dance to tell stories from a contemporary female...

    Female Filmmakers: BBC Introducing Arts
  • 2022
    Female Filmmakers Too: BBC Introducing Arts

    Female Filmmakers Too: BBC Introducing Arts

    Female Filmmakers Too: BBC Introducing Arts

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    Cultural historian Janina Ramirez presents a collection of intriguing and exciting short films by emerging female directors and artists. Each film...

    Female Filmmakers Too: BBC Introducing Arts