It's said nothing is as good as gold - and so it seems. Gold is our standard of excellence: Gold records. Gold medals. The Golden Rule. A heart of gold. We seal vows meant to last a lifetime with a gold ring. This four part, four hour mini-series shot in HDTV tracks our fascination and obsession with gold. We hunt for it, dig for it, fight for it - our civilizations are built on gold. GOLD! crosses the five continents to track stories from the ancient splendors of King Tut's Tomb to the modern mining techniques miles beneath Africa.