In the 18th century, trade and conquest funds an explosion of creativity, and art stirs a growing social conscience.
Quest roles:
John Gallagher Jr.(Self - Associate Prof. of Early Modern History), Maggi Hambling(Self - Artist (Painter)), Gus Casely-Hayford(Self - Director, V&A East), Murray Pittock(Self - Bradley Professor), Jonathan Jones(Self - Arts Writer), Temi Odumosu(Self - Assistant Prof., Info. School), Thomas J. Price(Self - Artist (Sculptor)), Judith Hawley(Self - Prof. of 18th Century Literature), Vic Gatrell(Self - Emeritus Prof. of History), Rebecca Burton(Self - Ass. Curator), Tom Devine(Self - Emeritus Prof. of History), Kirsten Carter McKee(Self - Teaching Fellow in Architectural History), John Mullan(Self - Prof. of English Literature), Steward Lee(Self - Writer & Comedian), Douglas Gordon(Self - Artist), Arthur Torrington(Self - Founder, Equiano Society)