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S01E06 - "Shoes"
Aired on Dec 14, 2018, 9:00 PM
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Steel
In this episode, four craft-makers experience Sheffield's rapid transformation from a rural market town to an industrial powerhouse that built modern Britain known as 'Steel City'. Sheffield became famous throughout the world for making high quality steel blades and cutlery. Steph McGovern takes them through the ages and they are guided by local Sheffield cutler Corin Mellor.
Oct 26, 2018
60 min
Chocolate
This delectable episode traces our love affair with chocolate back to York. It was here that chocolate was transformed from a luxury drink for the rich into the nation's favourite.
Nov 2, 2018
60 min
Hats
This episode looks at Luton's glamourous secret. While today the town is famous for its airport, it is a little-known fact that it once led the world in hat-making.
Nov 16, 2018
60 min
Pottery
Our makers explore how Stoke-on-Trent dominated the global pottery industry, transforming from a collection of rural villages to a city that became the world capital of ceramics.
Nov 23, 2018
60 min
Cheese
Our makers arrive in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, home of one of Britain's most loved cheeses, to discover its surprising story.
Dec 7, 2018
60 min
Shoes
The makers discover how Northampton dominated the shoe industry for centuries, becoming the shoe capital of the Britain and exporting fancy footwear all over the globe.
Dec 14, 2018
60 min
