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Fabric of Britain

Paul Martin looks at wallpaper from the 16th century to the present. It may seem insignificant, but governments have tried to control it and it has even threatened to poison us.

2021
The story of how knitting rose from basic craft to the height of popular fashion in the 20th century, and sustained Britain through the hardships of war.
Episodes 2016
Expired
Dan Jones goes in search of surviving works from the great age of English embroidery.
Episodes 2013
Paul Martin with the story of wallpaper, from its 16th-century origins to the present day.
How knitting rose from basic craft to the height of popular fashion in the 20th century.
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