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Consumers and Conscience

S1 · E5 · 05 May 2022 · 58 min

In the 18th century, trade and conquest funds an explosion of creativity, and art stirs a growing social conscience.

Guest Stars (16)

Temi Odumosu as Self - Assistant Prof., Info. School

Thomas J. Price as Self - Artist (Sculptor)

Judith Hawley as Self - Prof. of 18th Century Literature

Vic Gatrell as Self - Emeritus Prof. of History

Rebecca Burton as Self - Ass. Curator

Tom Devine as Self - Emeritus Prof. of History

Kirsten Carter McKee as Self - Teaching Fellow in Architectural History

John Mullan as Self - Prof. of English Literature

Steward Lee as Self - Writer & Comedian

Maggi Hambling as Self - Artist (Painter)

Douglas Gordon as Self - Artist

Arthur Torrington as Self - Founder, Equiano Society

Gus Casely-Hayford as Self - Director, V&A East

Murray Pittock as Self - Bradley Professor

John Gallagher Jr. as Self - Associate Prof. of Early Modern History

Jonathan Jones as Self - Arts Writer