2/4 Gold : A History of Art in Three Colours (Ep1)

First broadcast: 25 Jul 2012.
Episode 1/3 For the very first civilisations and also our own, the yellow lustre of gold is the most alluring and intoxicating colour of all. From the midst of pre-history to a bunker deep beneath the Bank of England, Dr James Fox reveals how golden treasures made across the ages reflect everything we have held as sacred.