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This episode was recorded in September 2019 at Gloucester History Festival. Producer: Dan Morelle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Instagram: https://instagram.com/DrJaninaRamirez Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArtDetectivePod  Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrJaninaRamirez  Facebook: https://facebook.com/DrJaninaRamirez Facebook Group:...

This episode was originally released in April 2019 to our lovely Patreon backers. Support Art Detective on Patreon now for loads of exclusive content and ad free shows. Producer: Dan Morelle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Instagram: https://instagram.com/DrJaninaRamirez Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArtDetectivePod  Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrJaninaRamirez  Facebook: https://facebook.com/DrJaninaRamirez Facebook Group:...

The Olmecs were the earliest known major civilization in Mesoamerica following a progressive development in Soconusco. They lived in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico, in the present-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco. Producer: Dan Morelle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Instagram: https://instagram.com/DrJaninaRamirez Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArtDetectivePod  Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrJaninaRamirez  Facebook:...

Dame Mary Beard, DBE, FSA, FBA is Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge. She is the author of multiple books, including Confronting the Classics, and most recently, the manifesto, Women & Power. Dame Mary is a respected blogger and television personality. She is Classics editor of the Times Literary Supplement and a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books. Producer: Dan...

This episode originally aired in 2017. Neil Gaiman is an author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre, and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book. He has won numerous awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker awards, as well as the Newbery and Carnegie medals. He is the first author to win both the Newbery and the Carnegie medals for the same work, The...

With Pieta Greaves and Dr Jenni Butterworth. The Staffordshire Hoard is the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver ever discovered. Heavily damaged before it was buried, the 7th century treasure contains more than 4,000 precious fragments, approximately a third of which are now known to come from a single, very high-status helmet.  From 2014 to 2017, the helmet was studied as part of the major research project on the treasure funded by Historic England and the museums which care...

Since Tracy Chevalier’s 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' was published in 1999, it has sold more than 5 million copies, has been translated into 39 languages and was made into an Oscar-nominated film. On the 20th anniversary of this enduring modern classic, Dr Janina Ramirez joined Tracy Chevalier and the Victoria & Albert Museum to talk about Vermeer’s painting of the same name, and how it inspired her. View the slideshow referenced in this episode here. Producer: Dan...

Exclusive interview with Dr Alexa Frost the Head Archivist at Blenheim Palace. Artwork discussed in this episode: Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough by Sir Godfrey Kneller (Unknown date, but author died in 1723) Tell all your friends, you can now support us on PATREON! Presented by: Dr Janina Ramirez Producer: Dan Morelle -------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ArtDetective Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DrJaninaRamirez/ Twitter:...

WE'RE BAACK! Art Detective has landed with a brand new sparkling theme tune by award winning composer, Marc Canham and we're kicking off season 2 with an interview with Ophelia Field, author of The Favourite recorded at Blenheim Palace! Yes, we are spoiling you but we REALLY missed you! Tune in on Friday for Part 2 with an exclusive interview with the Head Archivist at Blenheim Palace. Artwork discussed in this episode: 1. Large family portrait by John Closterman (1660-1711) 2. Lady...

Dr Janina Ramirez talks to David Olusoga about Civilisations, how the programme was made, and how art reacts to social change. For more exclusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis

Kate Mosse is a historical novelist, known best for her trilogy of novels set in the Languedoc: Labyrinth, Sepulchre & Citadel. She has been fascinated by mediaeval churches since her childhood in Chichester, and here talks to Dr Janina Ramirez about Notre Dame du Tour in Toulouse. For more exclusive history interviews & documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis

Dr Janina Ramirez talks to Professor Sarah Churchwell about e.e.cummings, Charles DeMuth, Grant Wood, and how words can represent visual art. For more exclusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV. Charles DeMuth - I Saw The Figure 5 In Gold Grant Wood - Daughters of Revolution Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis

The team behind the Ladybird Books for Grown Ups, Joel Morris & Jason Hazeley, join Janina to discuss the art in the Ladybird books, nostalgic art, and Biblical plague. For more history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis

Dr Janina Ramirez talks to Frank McDonough about Guernica, Picasso and modern art in modern wars. For more exclusive history interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis

Dr Janina Ramirez discusses plague with Rebecca Rideal. Rebecca is a writer, former television producer and historian, specialising in the Stuart dynasty and seventeenth-century England. She now focuses on consulting and has worked with a number of heritage sites, TV companies and independent researchers to bring the intricacies of the past to a wider audience. Rebecca also writes for The Guardian, New Statesman, BBC History Magazine and History Today on topics as varied as early modern...

Janina sits down with the incomparable Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Doctor Who, The League of Gentlemen, Game of Thrones) to talk about Groeg La Tour, Artemisia Gentileschi, murder, beheading, and who's the best at drawing blood. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis

Art Detective Dr Janina Ramirez meets Amber Butchart at the National Gallery to discuss the Arnolfini Portrait. For more exclusive interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis

Dr Janina Ramirez visits an architectural treasure, Birkenhead Priory, the oldest standing building on Merseyside. For more exclusive interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Picture credits: Adrian Little, James Deegan & Alison Bailey Smith

Art Detective Dr Janina Ramirez talks to the Singh twins about the their work and their new exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. For more exclusive interviews and documentaries, join HistoryHit.TV for free today. Producer: Natt Tapley Art Detective Theme: Dan Morelle

Dr Janina Ramirez investigates the Harry Potter: A History of Magic exhibition at the British Library, which explores the historical context of the images used by J.K. Rowling in the Harry Potter novels. Producer: Natt Tapley

Dr Janina Ramirez goes behind the scenes at the Ashmolean's incredible new exhibition: Imagining The Divine, to talk to Jas Elsner. For more exclusive interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV. Click here to join today for free. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis

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