November 1, 1978 • 24m
Hugh Scully and Arthur Negus go back in time to the medieval and Elizabethan period to explore the emergence of a distinctive Engl...Read more
November 8, 1978 • 24m
Hugh Scully and Arthur Negus take a closer look at furniture made in the Jacobean and Restoration period. Designs of the era were ...Read more
November 15, 1978 • 24m
When William and Mary ascended the throne, an influx of Dutch and German craftsmen meant the baroque style was in vogue. This peri...Read more
November 22, 1978 • 24m
In the days of Queen Anne and the early Georgian period, over-ornamentation was out, while walnut and mahogany were the woods of c...Read more
November 29, 1978 • 24m
The most famous name in English furniture, the 'high priest of mahogany', who saw the potential of the middle-class market and who...Read more
December 6, 1978 • 24m
This edition focuses on the work and classical styles of 18th-century Scottish architect and furniture-maker Robert Adam.
December 13, 1978 • 24m
Hugh Scully and Arthur Negus look at the work of Gillows, Hepplewhite and Sheraton and see how new and exotic woods, brought back ...Read more
January 10, 1979 • 24m
Hugh Scully and Arthur Negus explore the splendour of the Regency period, as reflected in the flamboyant Royal Pavilion in Brighton.
January 17, 1979 • 24m
The Great Exhibition, William Morris, art nouveau and a stylistic free-for-all. Hugh Scully and Arthur Negus explore the Victorian...Read more
January 24, 1979 • 24m
The last programme in the series examines the contribution of the 20th century and ranges from Edwardian furniture through Utility...Read more