Episode One begins at St. Peter's in Rome, and details the birth of the Baroque tradition as it burst forth in Italy.

Episode Two follows Baroque to its dark heart in Spain, especially focussing on the route of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, and featuring star painters Velasquez, Caravaggio, and Zurburan. We then follow on through Belgium and Holland to discover such celebrities as Rubens and Vermeer.

Episode Three brings the Baroque home with an exploration of the English tradition, which finds its climax through Christopher Wren and the iconic St. Paul’s Cathedral.

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In the first episode the viewer will discover how Christianity emerged into the Roman Empire as an artistic force in the third and fourth centuries. But with no description of Jesus in the Bible, how were Christians to represent their God? Waldemar explores how Christian artists drew on images of ancient gods for inspiration, and developed new forms of architecture to contain their art.

The second episode is dedicated to the ‘Barbarians’. They are often blamed for the collapse of the Roman Empire, but in reality they were fascinating civilizations that produced magnificent art. Focusing on the Huns, Vandals and Goths, Waldemar follows each tribe's journey across Europe, and discovers the incredible art they produced along the way.

Along with Christianity the Dark Ages saw the emergence of another vital religion: Islam. This is the focus of Episode Three. After emerging in the near East the religion spread across North Africa and into Europe, and brought its unique artistic style with it. Waldemar examines the early artistic explorations of the first Muslims, the development of the mosque, and their scientific achievements.

In the final episode Waldemar looks towards the North of Europe. The Carolingians saw themselves as successors to Rome, reflected in their art. Elsewhere, the Vikings were constructing long ships with intricate decoration, and marking their territory with powerful rune stones. And on the British Isles, the Irish and Anglo-Saxons were creating unique works of manuscript illumination and remarkable jewellery.

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An enlightening eight-part series, in which art critic, Waldemar Januszczak, sets out to unlock the hidden meanings contained within some of the world’s most famous paintings. The answers will shock and surprise you.

1. The Tempest, by Giorgione
2. The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Tulp, by Rembrandt
3. Mr and Mrs Andrews, by Gainsborough
4. The Birth of Venus, by Botticelli
5. Boy Bitten by Lizard, by Caravaggio
6. Le Dejeuner Sur L’Herbe, by Manet
7. The Mona Lisa, by Da Vinci
8. The Arnolfini Marriage, by Van Eyck

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Gauguin is best known for his gorgeous paintings of Tahiti. But has the fame of Gauguin’s Tahiti pictures blinded us to the bigger truth about his achievements?

Waldemar Januszczak believes so, and his epic biography of Gauguin follows the painter through countless twists in a remarkable life that takes him from an idyllic and forgotten childhood in Peru to an horrific and notorious death on the Marquesas Islands. The Gauguin who emerges from this radical re-telling of his story was not only a great painter but also a sculptor, musician, print maker, journalist and ceramicist.

Hailed by The Times as the finest artistic biography ever made, Gauguin: The Full Story features a stunning collection of Gauguin's masterpieces shot in museums and galleries around the world.

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Posing as a tourist who has come to Turkmenistan for a stag weekend, Waldemar Januszczak goes undercover in this bizarre and sinister country to separate the facts from the fiction. And he’s taken his camera with him…

“Utterly fascinating…a brilliant piece of observational journalism…” – Radio Times
“a light-hearted yet fascinating look at life in one of the world’s most secretive countries” – Daily Mail
“…a beautifully observed film…” – The Observer
“very funny…” – Financial Times
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