Janina Ramirez
Dr Janina Sara Maria Ramirez (pronounced [ja'nina]; née Maleczek; born 7 July 1980), sometimes credited as Nina Ramirez, is a British art historian, cultural historian, and TV presenter. She specializes in interpreting symbols and examining works of art within their historical context. Ramirez went to school in Slough, Berkshire. She gained a degree in English literature, specializing in Old and Middle English, from St Anne's College, Oxford, before completing her postgraduate studies at the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York. She completed a PhD on the artistic and literary symbolism of birds, which led to a lectureship in York's Art History Department, followed by lecturing posts at the University of Winchester, University of Warwick, and University of Oxford.
The Viking Sagas
as Self - Presenter (as Dr Janina Ramirez)Dr Janina Ramirez travels across glaciers and through the lava fields of Iceland to find out...
Movie pageThe Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci
as PresenterJanina Ramirez explores the BBC archives to create a TV history of Leonardo Da Vinci,...
Movie pageApples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting
as SelfThe history of still life painting with oil paints
Movie pageTreasures of the Anglo-Saxons
as Self - PresenterIn this hour-long documentary, Oxford academic Janina Ramirez tours the country in search of...
Movie pageBritain's Most Fragile Treasure
as PresenterHistorian Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of a centuries-old masterpiece in glass. At 78...
Movie pageEngland's Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation
as Self - PresenterTo mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Janina Ramirez tells the story of three books...
Movie pageSaxon Hoard: A Golden Discovery
as uncreditedIn 2009 metal-detecting enthusiast Terry Herbert discovered the largest collection of...
Movie pageArchitects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age
as PresenterMedieval historian Dr Janina Ramirez looks back to a time when British craftsmen and their...
Movie pageThe Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich
as PresenterIn this hour-long documentary, Dr Janina Ramirez tells the incredible story of a book hidden for...
Movie pagePointless Celebrities
as SelfAlexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a celebrity version of the general knowledge quiz...
TV Show pageIlluminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings
as Self - PresenterThrough this three part series Art Historian Dr Janina Ramirez tells the story of the Medieval...
TV Show pageAn Art Lovers' Guide
as Self - PresenterWith sumptuous palaces, exquisite artworks and stunning architecture, every great city offers a...
TV Show pageChivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War
as Self - PresenterThe Hundred Years’ war between England and France gave us the victories of Crecy and Agincourt,...
TV Show pageRaiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez
as Self - PresenterJanina Ramirez travels in the footsteps of some of the world's greatest explorer-archaeologists...
TV Show pageSaints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries
as Self - PresenterJanina Ramirez discovers how monasteries shaped all aspects of medieval Britain and created a...
TV Show pageArt on the BBC
as Self - PresenterFour young British art historians delve into six decades of the BBC archives to discover the...
TV Show pageHandmade in Bolton
as Herself - PresenterShaun Greenhalgh and Dr Janina Ramirez research and remake a selection of precious objects from...
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