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The Dark Ages: An Age of Light

Episode 4: The Men of the North

Duration: 1 hour

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

The Dark Ages: An Age of Light

Episode 3: The Wonder of Islam

Duration: 1 hour

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

The Dark Ages: An Age of Light

Episode 2: What the Barbarians Did for Us

Duration: 1 hour

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

The Dark Ages: An Age of Light

Episode 1: The Clash of the Gods

Duration: 1 hour

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