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The Story of English Furniture
The Story of English Furniture Episodes
10. Twentieth Century
The last programme in the series examines the contribution of the 20th century and ranges from Edwardian furniture through Utility and on to tubular steel. \n\nThe final part of ...
14-07-2024
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9. Victorian
The Great Exhibition, William Morris, art nouveau and a stylistic free-for-all. Hugh Scully and Arthur Negus explore the Victorian period, when furniture was produced on a scale ...
14-07-2024
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8. Regency
Hugh Scully and Arthur Negus explore the splendour of the Regency period, as reflected in the flamboyant Royal Pavilion in Brighton.
14-07-2024
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5. Thomas Chippendale
The most famous name in English furniture, the 'high priest of mahogany', who saw the potential of the middle-class market and who started a revolution in design. Presented by H ...
07-07-2024
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7. Elegance And Utility
Hugh Scully and Arthur Negus look at the work of Gillows, Hepplewhite and Sheraton and see how new and exotic woods, brought back from voyages of discovery, are used to great ef ...
07-07-2024
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6. Robert Adam
This edition focuses on the work and classical styles of 18th-century Scottish architect and furniture-maker Robert Adam.
07-07-2024
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4. Queen Anne And Early Georgian
In the days of Queen Anne and the early Georgian period, over-ornamentation was out, while walnut and mahogany were the woods of choice. Hugh Scully talks about William Kent, th ...
30-06-2024
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3. William And Mary
When William and Mary ascended the throne, an influx of Dutch and German craftsmen meant the baroque style was in vogue. This period also saw the decline in popularity of marque ...
30-06-2024
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2. Jacobean And Restoration
Hugh Scully and Arthur Negus take a closer look at furniture made in the Jacobean and Restoration period. Designs of the era were severe until a Continental influence arrived wi ...
23-06-2024
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1. Medieval And Elizabethan
Hugh Scully and Arthur Negus go back in time to the medieval and Elizabethan period to explore the emergence of a distinctive English style of furniture, in keeping with the bol ...
23-06-2024
BBC 4