简介：SerieslookingattheBritishgeniusforwoodworkoverthecenturies EP01TheExtraordinaryThomasChippendale ThomasChippendaleisthemostfamousfurnituredesignertheworldhaseverproduced,butwhataboutthemanbehindthechairs?ThisepisodeshowshowChippendaleworkedhiswayupfromhumblerootstoworkingforthenobility,butalsohowhewasruinedbytheveryaristocratshecreatedsuchwondersfor. ep02.TheGloriousGrinlingGibbons SeriesaboutgreatBritishwoodworkerscontinuesbylookingatthelifeandworkofGrinlingGibbons.Heisn'tahouseholdname,butheisthegreatestthewoodcarvertheBritishIsleseverproduced.WorkingintheaftermathoftheGreatFireofLondon,GibbonscreateddelightfulcarvedmasterpiecesforthelikesofCharlesIIandWilliamofOrange.Thisfilmexploresthegeniusofthemantheycalledthe'Michelangeloofwood'. EP03.TheDivineCraftofCarpentry SeriesaboutthehistoryofBritishwoodworkingconcludesbylookingattheMiddleAges,agoldenera.SponsoredbythemonarchyandtheChurch,carversandcarpenterscreatedwondersthatstillastoundustoday,fromthemagnificentroofofWestminsterHalltotheCoronationChair,lastusedbyElizabethII,butcreated700yearsago.ThefilmalsoshowshowthispreciouslegacywasnearlydestroyedduringthefiresoftheReformation.…