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Hugh Scully and Arthur Negus look back over six centuries of furniture-making.
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Season 1

  • Medieval and Elizabethan
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    Medieval and Elizabethan

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/1/1978

    Hugh Scully and Arthur Negus go back in time to the medieval and Elizabethan period to explore the emergence of a distinctive English style of furniture, in keeping with the bold buccaneering spirit of the age.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Jacobean and Restoration
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    Jacobean and Restoration

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/8/1978

    Hugh Scully and Arthur Negus take a closer look at furniture made in the Jacobean and Restoration period. Designs of the era were severe until a Continental influence arrived with the Restoration of Charles II, bringing a more luxurious, elaborate look.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • William and Mary
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    William and Mary

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/15/1978

    When William and Mary ascended the throne, an influx of Dutch and German craftsmen meant the baroque style was in vogue. This period also saw the decline in popularity of marquetry.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Queen Anne and Early Georgian
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    Queen Anne and Early Georgian

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/22/1978

    In the days of Queen Anne and the early Georgian period, over-ornamentation was out, while walnut and mahogany were the woods of choice. Hugh Scully talks about William Kent, the first architect to design furniture.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Thomas Chippendale
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    Thomas Chippendale

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/29/1978

    The most famous name in English furniture, the 'high priest of mahogany', who saw the potential of the middle-class market and who started a revolution in design. Presented by Hugh Scully.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Robert Adam
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    Robert Adam

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/6/1978

    This edition focuses on the work and classical styles of 18th-century Scottish architect and furniture-maker Robert Adam.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Elegance and Utility
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    Elegance and Utility

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/13/1978

    Hugh Scully and Arthur Negus look at the work of Gillows, Hepplewhite and Sheraton and see how new and exotic woods, brought back from voyages of discovery, are used to great effect.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Regency
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    Regency

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/10/1979

    Hugh Scully and Arthur Negus explore the splendour of the Regency period, as reflected in the flamboyant Royal Pavilion in Brighton.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Victorian
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    Victorian

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/17/1979

    The Great Exhibition, William Morris, art nouveau and a stylistic free-for-all. Hugh Scully and Arthur Negus explore the Victorian period, when furniture was produced on a scale never seen before.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Twentieth Century
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    Twentieth Century

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/24/1979

    The last programme in the series examines the contribution of the 20th century and ranges from Edwardian furniture through Utility and on to tubular steel. The final part of the programme is a discussion on the present and future prospects for English furniture, featuring Barry Ereolani, John Makepeace, Arthur Negus and Hugh Scully.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown