First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Waldemar Januszczak looks at the Vikings with their intricately-decorated long ships, and the Irish and Anglo-Saxons' manuscript illumination and jewellery. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Waldemar Januszczak examines the early artistic explorations of the first Muslims, the development of their mosques and their scientific achievements. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Focusing on the Huns, Vandals and Goths, Waldemar Januszczak follows each tribe's European journey and discovers the art they produced along the way. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Reappraising the Dark Ages, Waldemar Januszczak sees how Christian artists used images of ancient gods for inspiration and developed new architectural forms. Show more