Documentary

The Art of Gothic: Britain's Midnight Hour

Andrew Graham-Dixon explores how a group of 19th-century architects and artists spurned the modern age and turned to Britain's medieval past to create iconic works and buildings.

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Ended

Original Name

The Art of Gothic: Britain's Midnight Hour

First Air Date

October 20, 2014

Last Air Date

November 3, 2014

Seasons

1

Episodes

3

Language

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Production Companies

Networks

BBC Four

S01E03

Blood for Sale: Gothic Goes Global

Gothic fantasy horror would be outstripped by real horror as the truth of mechanised warfare dawned on an innocent world in 1914. The language of Gothic would increasingly come to encapsulate the horrors of the 20th century - from Marx's analysis of 'vampiric' capitalism to Conrad's dark vision of imperialism and TS Eliot's image of The Wasteland, a Gothic narrative seemed to make more sense of the modern world more than any other.

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