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Ceramics: A Fragile History

Episode 1: The Story of Clay

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

A look at the history of domestic pottery in Britain from Tudor times onwards, examining what it can tell us about how preceeding generations lived. 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

Ceramics: A Fragile History

Episode 3: The Art of the Potter

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

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

Ceramics: A Fragile History

Episode 2: The Age of Wedgwood

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

The series continues with the rags to riches-to-rags epic of Stoke-on-Trent, a city built on clay and the heart of Britain's once world-beating ceramics empire. 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