Handmade Revolution
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== Host == | == Host == | ||
Paul Martin | Paul Martin | ||
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+ | Judges: Glenn Adamson, Mary Jane Baxter, Piyush Suri | ||
== Broadcast == | == Broadcast == | ||
- | BBC Two, 8 October 2012 to present<!--19 October 2012 (10 episodes in 1 series) --> | + | BBC Productions Bristol for BBC Two, 8 October 2012 to present<!--19 October 2012 (10 episodes in 1 series) --> |
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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
- | + | Paul Martin is a man on a mission. He wants Britain to retain its tradition of making things by hand, to make its own crafts in a non-mechanical manner, and then to take over the world! That might come across as a little big-headed, so he'll settle for putting some of them on display in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. | |
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+ | [[File:Handmade revolution craftspeople.jpg|350px]] | ||
+ | ''The revolution starts here! (And stops for tea at 4.)'' | ||
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+ | At the heart of each edition is a competition: five amateur creators have been invited along to display their wares. There's no theme to each day's contest - a silversmith could go up against a woodworker and a stained-glass blower. A panel of judges will review them, using such nebulous critera as "an antique of the future" and "something that will look good in the museum"; the item they judge best will be put on public exhibition. | ||
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+ | It would be a mistake to class ''Handmade Britain'' solely as a competition programme. The show has a gently educational theme, demonstrating how it's possible to blow glass or make one's own silver ring. Each edition comes from a different heritage centre, allowing Paul to talk with other craftspeople, and demonstrate other crafts that people pursue. | ||
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+ | [[File:Handmade revolution blowing glass.jpg|350px]] | ||
+ | ''Here, Paul Martin is blowing glass.'' | ||
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- | + | ''Handmade Britain'' is a gentle mix of nostalgia and action, seen by the target audience as just right for the 3.45 cup-of-tea-and-biscuit slot. | |
== Web links == | == Web links == | ||
- | [http://www.bbc.co.uk/ | + | [http://www.bbc.co.uk/handmade Official site] |
[[Category:Lifestyle]] | [[Category:Lifestyle]] | ||
[[Category:Current]] | [[Category:Current]] |
Revision as of 09:40, 13 October 2012
Contents |
Host
Paul Martin
Co-hosts
Judges: Glenn Adamson, Mary Jane Baxter, Piyush Suri
Broadcast
BBC Productions Bristol for BBC Two, 8 October 2012 to present
Synopsis
Paul Martin is a man on a mission. He wants Britain to retain its tradition of making things by hand, to make its own crafts in a non-mechanical manner, and then to take over the world! That might come across as a little big-headed, so he'll settle for putting some of them on display in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
At the heart of each edition is a competition: five amateur creators have been invited along to display their wares. There's no theme to each day's contest - a silversmith could go up against a woodworker and a stained-glass blower. A panel of judges will review them, using such nebulous critera as "an antique of the future" and "something that will look good in the museum"; the item they judge best will be put on public exhibition.
It would be a mistake to class Handmade Britain solely as a competition programme. The show has a gently educational theme, demonstrating how it's possible to blow glass or make one's own silver ring. Each edition comes from a different heritage centre, allowing Paul to talk with other craftspeople, and demonstrate other crafts that people pursue.
Handmade Britain is a gentle mix of nostalgia and action, seen by the target audience as just right for the 3.45 cup-of-tea-and-biscuit slot.