Waldemar Januszczak
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."
Acted in
Art's Wildest Movement: Mannerism
2024
as Self
The Mystery of the Nativity
2022
Boy Bitten by a Lizard by Caravaggio
2022
as Self - Presenter
Waldemar Januszcak: My Ukrainian Journey
2022
as Self
Borromini: The Dark Side of Baroque
2022
as Himself
The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak
2020
as Host, Narrator
Handmade in Bolton
2019
as Narrator
Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA
2018
as Host, Narrator
Mary Magdalene: Art's Scarlet Woman
2017
as Presenter
The Renaissance Unchained
2016
as Self - Presenter
Holbein: Eye of the Tudors
2015
as Himself
Rubens: An Extra Large Story
2015
as Presenter
Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness
2014
as Host, Narrator
The Dark Ages: An Age of Light
2012
as Self - Presenter
Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story
2012
as Himself
The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution
2011
as Himself
The Lost Genius of British Art: William Dobson
2011
William Dobson: The Lost Genius of Baroque
2011
as Presenter
Understanding Art: Impressionism
2011
as Self - Host
Ugly Beauty
2010
B movie
2009
as Himself
Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art
2009
as Narrator
Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's
2009
as Host
Sickert vs Sargent
2007
as Self
Toulouse-Lautrec: The Full Story
2006
as Presenter
Paradise Found
2005
as Himself
The Michelangelo Code: Lost Secrets of the Sistine Chapel
2005
as Self
Beijing Swings
2003
as Self - presenter
Gauguin: The Full Story
2003
as Presenter
The Lost Supper
1998
as Self - Narrator
Arthouse
1997
as Self - Presenter