Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Morality Of Craft | 20081020 | 20090202 (R3) | Fiona MacCarthy discusses one of the core beliefs of the Arts and Crafts Movement - that hand-making had a higher moral worth than machine production. She focuses on one of the most ambitious members of the movement, CR Ashbee, who in 1902 persuaded members of his East End of London Guild of Handicraft to resettle their families in Chipping Campden in the Cotswolds. Fiona MacCarthy discusses the Arts and Crafts Movement's belief in making things by hand. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| 02 | The Politics Of Craft | 20081021 | 20090203 (R3) | Fiona MacCarthy, an expert on the Arts and Crafts Movement, explores the life of Edward Carpenter, the 'Saint in Sandals', who opted for a life of self-sufficiency and supported himself by making shoes. Carpenter's radical ideals embodied a whole new social order of the craftsman as social protester - the outsider in an increasingly commercial and cynical society. Fiona MacCarthy on the life of Edward Carpenter, who chose a life of self-sufficiency. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| 03 | God Made The Countryside | 20081022 | 20090204 (R3) | Alan Crawford on Godfrey Blount and Maude King, who said the countryside was 'God-given'. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| 04 | Michael Cardew In Africa | 20081023 | 20090205 (R3) | Art historian Tanya Harrod on how the Arts and Crafts Movement moved over to Africa. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| 05 | Back To The City | 20081024 | 20090206 (R3) | Edmund de Waal considers two European emigre potters, Hans Coper and Lucie Rie. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |