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The Blacksmith's Tale

In a story where progress meets creative invention, this film looks at how the blacksmith created items in wrought and cast iron that both served and embellished society. From the earliest ornate hinges and doors to magnificent baroque gates and mass-produced street furniture, it reveals the mastery of metalworkers such as Jean Tijou, Robert Bakewell and John Tresilian, the designs of Robert Adam and George Gilbert Scott, and the mass marketers of the Victorian age such as the Saracen foundry.

English
  • Originally Aired May 16, 2012
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Production Code b01hr877
  • Network BBC Four
  • Notes Is the series finale
  • Created April 5, 2018 by
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Name Type Role
Kath Pick Director