The Golden Age
Alastair Sooke picks treasures from Ancient Egyptian art's most opulent and glittering moment, and explores architectural wonders, exquisite tombs and a lost city.
On a journey through Ancient Egyptian art, Alastair Sooke picks treasures from its most opulent and glittering moment. Starting with troubling psychological portraits of tyrant king Senwosret III and ending with the golden mask of boy king Tutankhamun, Sooke also explores architectural wonders, exquisite tombs and a lost city - site of the greatest artistic revolution in Egypt's history where a new sinuous style was born under King Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti. Along the way Egyptologists and artists reveal that the golden veneer conceals a touching humanity.
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Introduction to The Golden Age
Duration: 02:03
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alastair Sooke |
| Director | Suniti Somaiya |
| Producer | Suniti Somaiya |
| Executive Producer | Franny Moyle |
| Writer | Alastair Sooke |
Broadcasts
- Thu 16 Jan 201421:00
- Fri 17 Jan 201402:40
- Wed 22 Jan 201422:00
- Sat 26 Jul 201420:00
- Sun 27 Jul 201402:40
- Mon 28 Jul 201423:50
- Sat 18 Feb 201721:00
- Thu 23 Feb 201700:40
- Thu 29 Mar 201800:00
- Tue 12 Mar 201923:00
- Wed 15 Jan 202023:00
- Sat 4 Sep 202119:00
- Sun 5 Sep 202100:30
- Sat 29 Oct 202220:00
- Fri 4 Nov 202203:00
- Mon 27 Jan 202520:00
- Tue 28 Jan 202503:00
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