Britain's Most Fragile Treasure

Documentary · 2011

Historian Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of a centuries-old masterpiece in glass. At 78 feet in height, the famous East Window at York Minster is the largest medieval stained-glass window in the country and it was the creative vision of a single artist - a mysterious master craftsman called John Thornton, one of the earliest named English artists. The East Window of York Minster is far more than a work of artistic genius, it is a window onto the medieval world and the medieval mind - telling us who were once were and who we still are, all preserved in the most fragile medium of all.

Starring

Jonty Claypole, Janina Ramirez, Janina Ramirez, Mike Curd, Tim Ayers, Paul Tilzey, Sarah Brown, Tony Cattle, Paul Tilzey

Director

Paul Tilzey

Producer

Paul Tilzey