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Episode Synopsis
How has colour changed the world? A vibrant new podcast from the National Gallery, Stories in Colour launches with our first two episodes on Wednesday 28 May 2025.The Times ★★★★ ‘There’s lots to enjoy here.’ 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 paintings in a whole new spectrum of light.
More episodes of the podcast Stories in Colour
Painting the rainbow
09/07/2025
How snails made purple a royal colour
02/07/2025
The fear of colour: chromophobia
25/06/2025
Don’t eat your deadly greens
18/06/2025
Why we feel what we feel about colour
11/06/2025
How bugs turned the world red
04/06/2025
The first modern synthetic pigment
28/05/2025
Do you see the same colour I see?
28/05/2025
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