Movies
- 2011
The Viking Sagas
The Viking Sagas5.32011HD
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...
- 2018
The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci
The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci92018HD
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...
- 2014
Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting
Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting02014HD
The history of still life painting with oil paints
- 2010
Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons
Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons72010HD
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...
- 2011
Britain's Most Fragile Treasure
Britain's Most Fragile Treasure62011HD
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...
- 2017
England's Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation
England's Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation82017HD
To mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Janina Ramirez tells the story of three books that defined this radical religious revolution in...
- 2012
Saxon Hoard: A Golden Discovery
Saxon Hoard: A Golden Discovery92012HD
In 2009 metal-detecting enthusiast Terry Herbert discovered the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon treasure in the UK. Dan Snow travels across the old...
- 2014
Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age
Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age02014HD
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...
- 2016
The Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich
The Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich02016HD
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...
- 2021
Women in Film: BBC Introducing Arts
Women in Film: BBC Introducing Arts02021HD
Cultural historian Janina Ramirez presents a collection of intriguing and exciting short films by emerging women directors and artists. Each film...
- 2019
Screengrabbed: BBC Introducing Arts
Screengrabbed: BBC Introducing Arts02019HD
Janina Ramirez presents a screengrab of inspiring, beautiful and urgent stories from emerging and established film-makers with their interpretations...
- 2020
Female Filmmakers: BBC Introducing Arts
Female Filmmakers: BBC Introducing Arts02020HD
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...
- 2022
Female Filmmakers Too: BBC Introducing Arts
Female Filmmakers Too: BBC Introducing Arts02022HD
Cultural historian Janina Ramirez presents a collection of intriguing and exciting short films by emerging female directors and artists. Each film...