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The Art of Monarchy

Will Gompertz enters the Royal Collection to examine some of the objects that have adorned, defined and described the story of a thousand years of the British monarchy.

Radio 4 Extra,8 episodes

Episodes

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Behind the Royal Image
Will begins looks at some of the most personal royal images in the Royal Collection.
11 Feb 2012,30 mins
Friend or Foe
Will examines items from the Royal Collection that are associated with war.
10 Aug 2012,30 mins
Faith
Will explores the monarch's relationship with the church through the centuries.
30 mins
Magnificence
How the monarchy expresses power with displays of wealth and status.
03 Mar 2012,30 mins
The People
The unspoken and unwritten contract that has existed between the rulers and the ruled.
10 Mar 2012,30 mins
Progress
Will explores the relationship the institution of the monarchy has had with change.
17 Mar 2012,30 mins
Empire and Commonwealth
Will looks beyond Britain to see the monarchy as a global force.
24 Mar 2012,30 mins
Legacy
Will Gompertz examines how the monarchy has dealt with a series of dynastic crises.
31 Mar 2012,30 mins