Greg Jenner

Oh, have you read the script?

Oh, have you read the script?

We have then a movement that comes along that's reacting to the trauma of the Industrial Revolution. It is a trauma, right?

We have then a movement that comes along that's reacting to the trauma of the Industrial Revolution. It is a trauma, right?

These artists are responding in a way that feels like they're looking for escapism. And they go hunting for escapism in the past. They're interested in Elizabethan, but it's the medieval world that they're particularly drawn to.

These artists are responding in a way that feels like they're looking for escapism. And they go hunting for escapism in the past. They're interested in Elizabethan, but it's the medieval world that they're particularly drawn to.

we should probably mention Ruskin. Do you know Ruskin?

we should probably mention Ruskin. Do you know Ruskin?

Try another man's name from the period.

Try another man's name from the period.

You get there in the end. I've heard of him. He's an extraordinary figure in the 19th century. He's slightly debated these days. Everything.

You get there in the end. I've heard of him. He's an extraordinary figure in the 19th century. He's slightly debated these days. Everything.

Absolutely everything. Architect, critic, painter, writer, philosopher, poet.

Absolutely everything. Architect, critic, painter, writer, philosopher, poet.

And he's kind of an inspiration for the arts and crafts movement.

And he's kind of an inspiration for the arts and crafts movement.

Let's move on to William Morris. We've name-checked him already. I think many people would recognise a William Morris print. Who was William Morris? Where was he educated? How did he get his start?

Let's move on to William Morris. We've name-checked him already. I think many people would recognise a William Morris print. Who was William Morris? Where was he educated? How did he get his start?

Too busy. William Morris is an interesting fella. And much like the Bloomsbury group that we spoke about in our 100th episode, the arts and crafts movement, again, is a bunch of university pals going, hey, I'm a bit posh and fancy like you, and we are all friends.

Too busy. William Morris is an interesting fella. And much like the Bloomsbury group that we spoke about in our 100th episode, the arts and crafts movement, again, is a bunch of university pals going, hey, I'm a bit posh and fancy like you, and we are all friends.