Aired Friday May 7, 12:10am - 1:10amon BBC Four HD

A History of Art in Three Colours

Name: 12:10am - Series 1 Episode 3
Start: 2021-05-06T23:10:00Z
End: 2021-05-07T00:10:00Z
Location: BBC Four HD

Series 1 Episode 3: White

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 values of justice, equality and reason.

Category: Art / History
Original air date: 2012-08-08

Cast and crew

Matt HillDirector
James FoxHost