Romancing the Stone: The Golden Ages of British Sculpture

Season 1

2011 · 3 episodes · 3h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Masons of God

   9 Feb 2011 · 60 min

   Alastair Sooke looks at British medieval sculpture and shows how it casts a new light on an era more sophisticated, fun-loving and maverick than is commonly believed.

2. 2

   2. Mavericks of Empire

   16 Feb 2011 · 60 min

   Alastair Sooke looks at great sculptors of the British Empire, mavericks who bucked prevailing trends, such as John Flaxman, Francis Chantrey and Alfred Gilbert.

3. 3

   3. Children of the Revolution

   23 Feb 2011 · 60 min

   Alastair Sooke looks at the 20th century's mixture of innovation and shock and talks to Damien Hirst, Rachel Whiteread, Antony Gormley and Anthony Caro.