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Ceramics: A Fragile History

Episode 3: The Art of the Potter

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

A look at how, in the 19th and 20th centuries, artisans like Bernard Leach broke the monopoly of the ceramic factories by creating the studio pottery movement. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Ruth Wilson
Narrator:
Ruth Wilson
Series Producer:
David Vincent
Series Producer:
David Vincent
Director:
David Vincent
Director:
David Vincent
Executive Producer:
Jonty Claypole
Executive Producer:
Jonty Claypole

Andrew Graham-Dixon profiles the artist Edward Burra, whose work took him from the jazz clubs of prohibition-era New York to the Spanish Civil War and England during the Blitz. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

David Malone's documentary delves into the secrets of ocean waves, revealing that waves are not made of water, that some waves travel sideways and more. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Malone
Producer:
David Malone
Director:
David Malone
Executive Producer:
Greg Lanning

Ceramics: A Fragile History

Episode 3: The Art of the Potter

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

A look at how, in the 19th and 20th centuries, artisans like Bernard Leach broke the monopoly of the ceramic factories by creating the studio pottery movement. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Ruth Wilson
Narrator:
Ruth Wilson
Series Producer:
David Vincent
Series Producer:
David Vincent
Director:
David Vincent
Director:
David Vincent
Executive Producer:
Jonty Claypole
Executive Producer:
Jonty Claypole

Andrew Graham-Dixon profiles the artist Edward Burra, whose work took him from the jazz clubs of prohibition-era New York to the Spanish Civil War and England during the Blitz. Show more

Ceramics: A Fragile History

Episode 3: The Art of the Potter

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

A look at how, in the 19th and 20th centuries, artisans like Bernard Leach broke the monopoly of the ceramic factories by creating the studio pottery movement. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Ruth Wilson
Narrator:
Ruth Wilson
Series Producer:
David Vincent
Series Producer:
David Vincent
Director:
David Vincent
Director:
David Vincent
Executive Producer:
Jonty Claypole
Executive Producer:
Jonty Claypole

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