Blowing Up History

With increasing media attention and the start of paparazzi, a new generation of royals comes to the forefront of popular culture. In the 80s, Prince Charles marries Lady Diana and they begin taking on the ambassadorship the Royal titles afford them, taking on tours of their own. The Queen continues her travels, albeit through a increasingly smaller commonwealth. Meanwhile in the early nineties, the Royal family faces personal breakdowns and tragedies.

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were an unusually devoted couple but when Albert died, Queen Victoria was left as a single mother. Explore Victoria's struggle to mourn her husband's death, carry out her Royal duties, and keep both her family and the public in check.

In the second part of Real Vision's ground-breaking documentary, Grant Williams examines how gold is bought and sold around the world, explains the difference between 'the gold price' and 'the price of gold,' and explores some of the legends that surround the yellow metal. Grant also weighs up the possibility of the world returning to a gold standard and addresses the all-important accusations of manipulation that surround the subject of man's 6000-year obsession.