Dr. James Fox explores how, in the hands of artists, the colours gold, blue and white have stirred our emotions, changed the way we behave and even altered the course of history.
Show Info
Network: BBC Four
(2012 -
2012)
Schedule: Wednesdays at 21:00
(60 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Documentary
Genres:
History
Episodes ordered: 3 episodes
Official site: www.bbc.co.uk
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Previous Episode
White
Episode 1x03; Aug 8, 2012
In the Age of Reason, it was the rediscovery of the white columns and marbles of antiquity that made white the most virtuous of colours. For the flamboyant JJ Wickelmann and the British genius Josiah Wedgewood, white embodied all the Enlightenment va…