1, 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 prehistory 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.