Churches: How to Read Them
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201030 minTerminata

Churches: How to Read Them

Rete:BBC Four

Episodio Precedente

S01E06 - "The Victorians and After"

Andato in onda il Oct 6, 2010, 7:30 PM

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Descrizione

Author Richard Taylor examines how the imagery, symbols and architecture of English parish churches have inspired, moved and enraged people down the centuries.

Dettagli

Stato
Terminata
Lingua
English
Durata
30 min
Prima TV
September 1, 2010
Terminata
October 6, 2010
Programmazione
Wednesday alle 20:30

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Episodi (1 Stagione · 6 Episodi)

Dark Beginnings

Richard Taylor visits Britain's early medieval churches to find out why the Anglo-Saxons and Normans continued to fill their sacred buildings with pagan images.

Sep 1, 2010

30 min

Medieval Life

Richard Taylor uncovers evidence that shows how and why our parish churches came to play such a crucial role in the everyday life of the Middle Ages.

Sep 8, 2010

30 min

Medieval Death

Richard Taylor shows how churches were designed to give medieval people a way to escape death, with their Judgement scenes, cadaver tombs and crucifixion depictions.

Sep 15, 2010

30 min

Reformation: Chaos and Creation

Richard Taylor tries to understand the intense medieval devotion to the Virgin Mary and how this fuelled the anger of the Reformation that followed.

Sep 22, 2010

30 min

Restoration and Reason

Richard Taylor finds that churches from the Age of Enlightenment reflect the intellectual excitement, vigour and potential for conflict of a turbulent time.

Sep 29, 2010

30 min

The Victorians and After

Richard Taylor discovers how medieval imagery made a surprise return to Victorian places of worship and how WWI brought back the commemoration of the dead.

Oct 6, 2010

30 min

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