Fabric of Britain – Season 1
2013
3 Episodes
Episodes
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S01E01
Knitting's Golden Age
The story of how knitting rose from basic craft to the height of popular fashion in the 20th century, and sustained Britain through the hardships of war.
18 Sept 201359m
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S01E02
The Story of Wallpaper
Paul Martin looks at wallpaper from the 16th century to the present. It may seem insignificant, but governments have tried to control it and it has even threatened to poison us.
25 Sept 201359m
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S01E03
The Wonders of Embroidery
Medievalist Dan Jones goes in search of surviving works from the great age of English embroidery, some of which survived the destruction of art during the Reformation.
02 Oct 201359m