Episode one immerses us in the turbulent era that followed the Roman occupation of Britain. After the Romans leave, waves of invasion reshape the Isles and their cultures: from glittering jewellery to carved stones to intricate manuscripts. Battles over identity and faith play out in art and culminate in the rise of a new vernacular language.
Quest roles:
Michael Sheen(Self - Actor), James Hawes(Self - Reader in Creative Writing), Joanna Story(Self - Prof. of Medieval History), Tim Pestell(Self - Curator, Norwich Castle Museum), Sean Parry(Self - Artist & Performer), Heatther Pulliam(Self - Senior Lecture, College of Art), Cornella Parker(Self - Artist), Maria Dahvana Headley(Self - Author and Translator), Woodrow Phoenix(Self - Artist (Comics)), Clare Lees(Self - Prof. of Medieval Literature), Marion Loeffler(Self - Reader in Welsh History), Murray Pittock(Self - Bradley Professor), Mari Griffith(Self - Art Historian), Antony Gormley(Self - Sculptor)