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 2014 21:00
- Fri 17 Jan 2014 02:40
- Wed 22 Jan 2014 22:00
- Sat 26 Jul 2014 20:00
- Sun 27 Jul 2014 02:40
- Mon 28 Jul 2014 23:50
- Sat 18 Feb 2017 21:00
- Thu 23 Feb 2017 00:40
- Thu 29 Mar 2018 00:00
- Tue 12 Mar 2019 23:00
- Wed 15 Jan 2020 23:00
- Sat 4 Sep 2021 19:00
- Sun 5 Sep 2021 00:30
- Sat 29 Oct 2022 20:00
- Fri 4 Nov 2022 03:00
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