Metalworks! - The Golden Age of Silver

BBC Four

10:55 PM to 11:55 PM

Monday 2 November

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In the first of three films exploring the importance of metals in British history, Dan Cruickshank charts the popularity of silver during the 18th and 19th centuries. He explains how it became regarded as a symbol of taste, wealth and status in Georgian and Victorian society, and visits locations around the UK to inspect some of the most notable examples of silverwork from the period