Tracing Glass Podcast
Temporada 1
Episode four - The Last Judgement
Episode three - The Ascension
Episode two - The Crucifixion
Episode one - The Nativity
por We Don't Settle (Rumbidzai Savanhu, Olivia Agbe and Renée Landell)
Join Olivia Agbe and Rumbidzai Savanhu as they, along with expert guests, journey through time and the streets of Birmingham to interpret the Last Judgement window of Birmingham Cathedral. Explore themes of the aftermath and the immortality of art by travelling to a future where Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris visit present day Pigeon Park. Learn about the endless impact of art from artist Pavani Konda and community artist Smilla Kristensen. Unpick the nuances of colonialism and heritage with professor Corinne Flower, co-author of the National Trust report on its properties’ links to enslavement and colonisation.
Join Olivia Agbe and Rumbidzai Savanhu as they, along with expert guests, journey through time and the streets of Birmingham to interpret the Ascension window of Birmingham Cathedral. Explore themes of rising above and being inspired by your predecessors by travelling to Edward Burne-Jones’ encounter with Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Learn about the widely acclaimed art medium of stained glass from Curator, Jasmine Allen. Delve into an artist's life after a historic movement from canal laureate, Roy McFarlane.
Join Olivia Agbe and Rumbidzai Savanhu as they, along with expert guests, journey through time and the streets of Birmingham to interpret the Crucifixion window of Birmingham Cathedral. Explore themes of omission and the death of the author by travelling to Oxford University campus in Victorian England, when the ‘The Brotherhood’ Birmingham set was born. Learn about the diversity of Victorian society from art historian of Britain and the British Empire, Kate Nicols. Discover why the Pre-Raphaelites were thought to be radical with Charlotte Askew, expert researcher in pre-raphaelitism.
Join Olivia Agbe and Rumbidzai Savanhu as they, along with expert guests, journey through time and the streets of Birmingham to interpret the Nativity window of Birmingham Cathedral. Explore themes of birth and becoming by travelling to 18th century Birmingham when the stained glass windows were first commissioned. Learn about the renowned pre-raphaelite artists, Edward Burne-Jones & William Morris, from British art curator, Carol Jacobi. Walk through the interconnections of religion, art and architecture, with Gabriella Mckenzie, art enthusiast and owner of a Christian jewellery business.
Hear a preview of what to expect from the Tracing Glass Podcast, as hosts Olivia Agbe and Rumbidzai Savanhu reflect on the life of Birmingham Cathedral's four remarkable stained-glass windows, and journey through time to uncover how art can uplift communities.