Ceramics A Fragile History – The Art of the Potter ep.3
Towards the end of the 19th century, a group of craftsmen decided to break the monopoly of the great ceramic factories.
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ceramics a fragile history
Ceramics A Fragile History – The Age of Wedgwood ep.2
Second film charts 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.
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Ceramics A Fragile History – The Story of Clay ep.1
The first film in this three-part series looks at a history of domestic pottery in Britain from Tudor times onwards, tracing the evolution of its different techniques and styles, and examining what our pots can tell us in intimate detail how preceding generations lived and saw themselves.
History of Art in Three Colours
A History of Art in Three Colours
Dr James Fox explores how, in the hands of artists, the colours gold, blue and white have stirred our emotions, changed the way we behave and even altered the course of history.
Art out of Nature
Forest, Field & Sky: Art out of Nature
Dr James Fox takes a journey through six different landscapes across Britain, meeting artists whose work explores our relationship to the natural world.