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Master Crafters: The Next Generation
2022
Last aired: S3 E4, Letterpress Printing · 2024-12-17
Filmed across the UK, Master Crafters: The Next Generation will explore three traditional heritage crafts in all their glory: wood carving, stained glass and silversmithing. The show will also highlight the work of The Prince's Foundation in supporting new generations of crafters and keeping traditional building skills alive as a key part of our national and international heritage.
Season 3
E1
Blacksmithing
2024-11-26 · 60 min
The comedian returns with the programme celebrating traditional crafts, beginning with blacksmith Ian Thackray giving juniors Bran, Brad and Georgia a masterclass. Bill also visits Ironbridge in Shropshire.
E2
Stone Carvers
2024-12-03 · 60 min
Simon Smith gives a stone-carving masterclass to three novices, while Bill visits Salisbury Cathedral, home to Britain's tallest stone spire
E3
Mosaic Making
2024-12-10 · 60 min
In the third Masterclass, three junior mosaic enthusiasts take part in a workshop hosted by mosaic royalty Paul Siggins, while Bill visits the iconic St Paul's Cathedral in London for its distinct mosaics, in which you can see the look of the cathedral evolve from the original designs by Sir Christopher Wren, austere and restrained, to the Victorians who injected a bit of sparkle to the domes!
E4
Letterpress Printing
2024-12-17 · 60 min
Nick Hands and Ellen Bills lead three novices through the art of letterpress printing, while Bill finds out about a feud that erupted between two leaders of the private letterpress world at the turn of the 20th century.
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Bill Bailey
Host
Vic Reeves
Jim Moir (Host)