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Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries

2015 · 1 season

A calm, scholarly presenter walks you through grand ruins and illuminated manuscripts, making distant centuries feel vivid and human.

Created by
Jamie Simpson, Nick Tanner
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Janina Ramirez
Overview
Janina Ramirez discovers how monasteries shaped all aspects of medieval Britain and created a dazzling array of art, architecture and literature, a story of faith, sacrifice, violence and corruption.

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Created by
Jamie Simpson, Nick Tanner
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Janina Ramirez
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • faith
    • power
    • art
    • corruption
    • education
    Places
    • small town
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Created by
    Jamie Simpson, Nick Tanner
    Written by
    Janina Ramirez
    Starring
    Janina Ramirez
    Cinematography
    Mark Wolf
    Length
    1 seasons, 3 episodes
    Network
    BBC Four
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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