About this podcast
These are the stories of how colour has changed the world. 'Stories in Colour’ is a vibrant new podcast from the National Gallery in London. In each episode, we uncover the hidden mysteries woven into colour from antiquity to the present day. Along the way, you'll hear from curators, scientists, historians, artists, and more experts, looking at humanity’s efforts to make colour and make meaning with it. And amongst these stories, you will see - and hear - the National Gallery’s…
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Stories in Colour
About this podcast
These are the stories of how colour has changed the world. 'Stories in Colour’ is a vibrant new podcast from the National Gallery in London. In each episode, we uncover the hidden mysteries woven into colour from antiquity to the present day. Along the way, you'll hear from curators, scientists, historians, artists, and more experts, looking at humanity’s efforts to make colour and make meaning with it. And amongst these stories, you will see - and hear - the National Gallery’s…
Recent episodes
- The hunt for the blackest black1 Jul · 36 min
- Rediscovering history’s women colour theorists24 Jun · 50 min
- Decoding paintings through colour17 Jun · 46 min
- The mauve measles: when purple went viral10 Jun · 51 min
- Deadly chemical cousins: oranges and yellows3 Jun · 42 min
- A blue more expensive than gold − ultramarine27 May · 52 min
- What is synaesthesia? Can you hear colour?20 May · 53 min
- Stories in Colour Returns – Series 2 Trailer20 May · 1 min
- The story of gold: modern imaginations (part three)3 Dec 2025 · 59 min
- The story of gold: devotion and design (part two)26 Nov 2025 · 53 min
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