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In 18th century England, out of the Age of Enlightenment came a Gothic obsession with monsters which influenced art, architecture and literature.

In the middle of the 18th century - in England - an entirely surprising thing happened. Out of the age of Enlightenment and Reason a monster was born - a Gothic obsession with monsters, ghouls, ghosts and things that go bump in the night! The Gothic Revival came to influence popular art, architecture and literature.

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Sun 31 Jan 2016 20:10GMT

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Presenter Andrew Graham-Dixon
Writer Andrew Graham-Dixon
Executive Producer Basil Comely
Series Producer Silvia Sacco
Producer Ian Leese
Director Ian Leese
Assistant Producer Dan Goldschmied
Production Coordinator Grace Brassington

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