Revolution of the Dead
Episode two traces an alternative history of the Black Death of the Middle Ages. From the chaos of the Black Death comes creative renewal; survivors finding their voice through satire and a revived literature in English, including breakthrough works by women, and through new craft in cathedral building and stained glass.
Guest Stars (18)
Simon Armitage as Self - Poet Laureate, Translated Pearl. 2016
Sarah Maple as Self - Artist
Clare Lees as Self - Prof. of Medieval Literature
Bobby Mills as Self - Prof. of Medieval Studies
Jonathan Sumption as Self - Historian
Shazia Jagot as Self - Lecturer in Medieval and Global Literature
Anna Morris as Self - Writer, Actrice & Comedian
Tom Chivers as Self - Writer & Producer
Chris Levine as Self - Artist & Photographer
Gabriele Finaldi as Self - Director, The National Gallery
Marc Quinn as Self - Artist
Maria Fusco as Self - Writer
Brice Davies as Self - Welsh Street Artist (Graffiti)
Sarah Brown as Self - Director, The Yorrk Glaziers Trust
Jerry Brotton as Self - Prof. of Renaissance Studies
John Gallagher Jr. as Self - Associate Prof. of Early Modern History
Mari Griffith as Self - Art Historian
James Hawes as Self - Reader in Creative Writing