Ceramics, BBC4

Posted: Tue 18th Oct 2011 13:08pm By LVSH3

Did anyone watch the CERAMICS program on BBC4 @ 9.00 p.m. Monday 17th October?

It went through just how great the pottery industry in Stoke on Trent was, right through to the downfall of our pottery industry. Work being sent abroad for cheaper labour. (At what cost to the people of Stoke on Trent and their communities)

The skills of the workers in the factories. Local shots of Etruria and the clay used.

Wedgewood and Spode both both famous for there skills and developments. Examples of pottery from the 1700's up to present times.

Sad to say it also showed the present state of Stoke on Trent...rows of bricked up terraced houses and derelicts factories.

Hope they repeat the program in the future, this would be great for local schools to watch as part of their local history.

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we caught the last 15 mins am

Submitted by Rach on Tue, 2011/10/18 - 14:29.

we caught the last 15 mins am hoping to catch it on bbci player (assuming bbc4 you can get from iplayer)

If you want to watch it head

Submitted by Web Monkey on Tue, 2011/10/18 - 16:31.

If you want to watch it head on off to the iplayer site, or click this link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b0162yb1/

"this is a ruined empire....

Submitted by Web Monkey on Tue, 2011/10/18 - 16:32.

"this is a ruined empire.... not rome or athens" - oh oh not painting a pretty picture

What a great documentary on

Submitted by bj-dj on Tue, 2011/10/18 - 16:37.

What a great documentary on the history of the pottery industry this should be shown in all the schools in the potteries local history at its best. Only one down side was all the footage of Stoke as it is today some parts looked like scenes from the blitz. I hope that the people who were responsible for ripping the heart and soul out of the potteries hang their heads in shame.

Three-part series looking at the history of pottery in Britain

part 1 - the story of clay
part 2 - the age of wedgewood
part 3 - the art of the potter

BBC 4 do some really

Submitted by dereth on Wed, 2011/10/19 - 12:38.

BBC 4 do some really interesting watchable programmes,

the Stoke-on-Trent film theatre show local film archive/history on wednesday nights
www.stokefilmtheatre.org.uk
http://www.filmarchive.org.uk/clips.htm

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