If Jewels Could Talk with Carol Woolton

In this episode, Carol has a wide-ranging chat with Chiefer Dcypha, the London-born jeweller of Ghanaian heritage, who has become one of the hottest young jewellery designers around, making pieces for music stars like Jorja Smith and sports legends such as Anthony Joshua. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see:  www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton: ...

For her fifth episode of season two, Carol talks to Philip Mould, the art historian, gallery owner and star of BBC One's Fake or Fortune? , and to jewellery historian, author and lecturer Amanda Triossi, on the subject of the snake, and its wide-ranging, eye-catching presence in the history of art and jewellery. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones For more information, please see:  ww...

For the fourth episode of her second season, Carol speaks to jewellery designer Theo Fennell about his career, and the choices that led him to become Britain's leading celebrity jeweller. We also hear from Theo's daughters - fashion designer Coco Fennell and actor/writer/director Emerald Fennell - regarding their opinion of their father's career path, and how he has influenced theirs. For more inf...

For the third episode of her second season, Carol speaks to Manon Lecaplain, curator at the Museo Picasso in Barcelona, Spain, and to gallery owner and author Louisa Guinness - on the subject of artists' jewellery, in particular the jewellery that Picasso made. For more information, please see:  www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:   @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan  @tashonfash Music...

Carol talks to Kassia St Clair, author of The Secret Lives Of Colour, and Lucia Silvestri, creative director at Bulgari, about the enduring magic and mystery of colour, and how it affects, inspires and soothes us - with a particular focus on blue, the world's most loved colour. For more information, please see:  www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:   @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan ...

In this first episode of season two, Carol talks to historian Pierre Branda and author and luxury expert Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni, on the glittering subject of Empress Joséphine, Napoleon's first wife, and the dazzling array of jewels and artefacts the couple collected during their union. For more information, please see:  www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:   @carolwoolton Produced by Nata...

Carol speaks to celebrity super-stylist Elizabeth Salzman about her life and work, and her top tips for the red carpet. For more information, please see:  www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:   @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan  @tashonfash Music and editing by Tim Thornton  @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley  @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda  @jordilabanda R...

Carol speaks to historian Professor Kate Williams, about the life and fabulous jewel collection of Mary, Queen of Scots. For more information, please see:  www.carolwoolton.com Follow Carol Woolton:   @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan  @tashonfash Music and editing by Tim Thornton  @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley  @bentleycreative Illustrations Jordi Labanda  @jordilabanda...

The UK has the Crown Jewels, but in the US and France jewellery connoisseurs observe their First Ladies. In this episode, Carol and her guests Francesca Amfitheatrof (Artistic Director of Jewellery at Louis Vuitton) and Frank Everett (former Senior Vice President of Jewellery at Sotheby’s New York) explore the hidden meanings of the White House jewels. Jewellery is a powerful messenger and the Fir...

No one on the planet can have missed the mass hysteria created over Bridgerton , Shonda Rhimes' Netflix show. If you’re one of the rare people who haven’t watched it, I urge you to do so, it's a sort of new Gossip Girl meets Jane Austen, offering visually compelling escapism set around a fictional high society in London’s Regency era, dancing at ostentatious balls and dances, sipping tea in empire...

Carol talks to the leading jewellery academic Diana Scarisbrick – an author, curator and specialist in neo-classical gems – who studies the cultural, social and political significance of jewellery. Over her 50-year career she’s written more than 20 books, including such definitive works as  Rings: Jewellery of Power, Love and Loyalty ;  Jewellery in Britain from 1066-1837 ;  Portrait Jewels: Opule...

Jewellery is one of the oldest decorative arts, originally answering our need for adornment in the form of shells, feathers, bones and pebbles. This rich cultural history dates back beyond recorded history. Their rarity and beauty meant they were used as decoration as well as amulets, to ward off evil. Gradually jewellery became attached to status, but stones were still considered to bring good he...

The new BBC 2 jewellery talent competition,  All That Glitters , is like  The Great British Bake Off  but contestants cook with precious metals and gems instead of flour and sugar. Eight jewellers battle to create bestsellers and bespoke pieces for real-life clients – in 3 hours. Carol meets the show’s host, Canadian comedienne Katherine Ryan, and the judges Solange Azagury-Partridge and Shaun Lea...

Carol’s launch episode, in time for the Oscars, looks at old and new Hollywood jewels. She is joined by Victoria Brynner, daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Yul Brynner and Chilean model Doris Kleiner (whose best friend, Elizabeth Taylor, was Victoria’s godmother). Victoria’s company, Stardust Brands, links stars with brands, providing casting and creative consulting in the luxury world.  Car...