Romancing the Stone: The Golden Ages of British Sculpture
Masons of God
Season 1 Episode 1 of 3
Alastair Sooke examines the three 'golden ages' of British sculpture and the technical breakthroughs that made them possible. He begins with a look at the Norman ecclesiastical building programme and the masterworks created by anonymous medieval masons and artisans to the glory of God - until Henry VIII's Reformation brought wholesale destruction
Romancing the Stone: The Golden Ages of British Sculpture airs on BBC Four at 11:30 PM, Monday 16 February. (Subtitles.)
Topics
Alastair Sooke
Presenter
Jonty Claypole
Executive Producer
Mark Halliley
Series Producer