Material Matters with Grant Gibson
Material Matters with Grant Gibson
Delizia Media
James Fox on his extraordinary journey through Britain's crafts.
1 hour 2 minutes Posted Oct 23, 2025 at 4:00 am.
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James Fox wears a couple of hats. He is director of studies in History of Art at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and creative director of the Hugo Burge Foundation. As well as that he is a BAFTA-nominated broadcaster and an author with a brand new book out. Craftland: A Journey Through Britain's Lost Arts & Vanishing Trades is his journey through Britain to discover the craftspeople that literally make this island. En route he meets dry stone wallers, a rush weaver, a thatcher, a letter...