Documentary

Metalworks!

Series looking at aspects of British metalworking over the centuries, including the art of the silversmith, the history of armour and the work of the blacksmith.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Metalworks!

First Air Date

May 2, 2012

Last Air Date

May 16, 2012

Seasons

1

Episodes

3

Language

English

Production Companies

BBC Scotland

Networks

BBC Four

The Blacksmith's Tale
S01E03

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.

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