Waldemar Januszczak

Born: 1954-01-12

Januszczak was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, to Polish refugees who had arrived in England after the Second World War. After studying history of art at the University of Manchester, Januszczak became an art critic – and then arts editor – of The Guardian. In 1990 he was appointed head of arts at the UK's Channel 4 television and in 1992 he became art critic for The Sunday Times. He has been voted Critic of the Year twice by the Press Association. Januszczak has been described as "a passionate art lover, art critic and writer. His presentation style is casual but informed, enthusiastic, evocative and humorous. He bumbles about on our TV screens, doing for art what David Attenborough has done for the natural world," and someone who acts out of "a refusal to present art as elitist in any way. He makes it utterly accessible and understandable."


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The Michelangelo Code: Lost Secrets of the Sistine Chapel

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Released: 2008-01-01

Art critic Waldemar Januszczak is on the quest to explain exactly what the Sistine Chapel's...

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Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art

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Released: 2009-06-13

Manet is one of the main candidates for the title of the most important artist there has been....

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Released: 2009-07-09

This mini documentary features a rare interview with infamous graffiti artist Banksy, delving...

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Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story

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Released: 2012-09-07

In 1978 the Undertones released Teenage Kicks, one of the most perfect and enduring pop records...

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The Lost Genius of British Art: William Dobson

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Released: 2011-09-22

Has one of Britain's greatest artists been unfairly forgotten? Waldemar Januszczak thinks so. In...

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The Michelangelo Code Secrets Of The Sistine Chapel

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Released: 2005-05-21

Art critic Waldemar Januszczak is on the quest to explain exactly what the Sistine Chapel's...

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Toulouse-Lautrec: The Full Story

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Released: 2006-12-16

Art Critic Waldemar Januzczak presents this documentary which details french artist...

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Borromini: The Dark Side of Baroque

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Released: 2022-05-03

Francesco Borromini, a true great of Baroque Rome, is known for his unparalleled genius, serving...

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Mary Magdalene: Art's Scarlet Woman

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Released: 2017-04-06

Waldemar Januszczak explores the impact of Mary Magdalene's myth on art and artists. In art all...

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The Lost Supper

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Released: 1998-12-27

This rare film tells the strange, disquieting and protracted story of the restoration of...

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Gauguin: The Full Story

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Released: 2003-01-01

Art critic and broadcaster Waldemar Januszczak wrote and directed this examination of a man who...

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Rubens: An Extra Large Story

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Released: 2015-01-03

These days, nobody takes Rubens seriously. His vast and grandiose canvases, stuffed with wobbly...

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Paradise Found

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Released: 2005-10-29

We imagine many things when we think of this word. However, we do not think about Islamic...

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William Dobson, the Lost Genius of Baroque

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Released: 2011-09-22

Acclaimed British art critic, Waldemar Januszczak, investigates the few known facts about...

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Holbein: Eye of the Tudors

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Released: 2015-01-24

A survey of Hans Holbein's career from his beginnings as a religious painter to his work for...

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Ugly Beauty

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Released: 2010-01-09

Documentary in which art critic Waldemar Januszczak argues that beauty is still to be found in...

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Waldemar Januszcak: My Ukrainian Journey

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Released: 2022-05-09

Art critic Waldemar Januszczak goes to Ukraine to see how Ukrainian art is being preserved in...

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Sickert vs Sargent

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Released: 2007-05-21

Sickert vs. Sargent brings to life two of the biggest characters in modern British art; Walter...

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Beijing Swings

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Released: 2003-01-02

Art critic Waldemar Januzczak explores Beijing's controversial and challenging modern art scene.

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Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

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First aired: 2011-10-24

Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and...

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The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution

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First aired: 2011-11-08

Art writer Waldemar Januszczak explores the revolutionary achievements of the Impressionists.

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Art's Wildest Movement: Mannerism

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First aired: 2024-01-30

Art critic Waldemar Januszczak delves into the heart of Mannerism, as he explores the...

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The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak

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First aired: 2020-03-17

Art historian Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the secret meanings hidden within some of the...

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The Dark Ages: An Age of Light

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First aired: 2012-11-27

Christianity slowly emerged from being a persecuted minority to the state religion of the Roman...

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Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness

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First aired: 2014-01-21

Rococo art is often dismissed as frivolous. But Waldemar Januszczak disagrees and in this...

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The Renaissance Unchained

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First aired: 2016-02-15

Four-part series in which Waldemar Januszczak challenges the traditional view of art's most...

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Handmade in Bolton

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First aired: 2019-10-07

Shaun Greenhalgh and Dr Janina Ramirez research and remake a selection of precious objects from...

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Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's

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First aired: 2009-03-11

In this three-part documentary series Waldemar Januszczak discovers paintings, sculptures and...

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Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA

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First aired: 2018-05-23

A history of American art with Waldemar Januszczak

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