Antiques Uncovered

Episode 1

Entertainment

In this episode Dr Lucy Worsley and Mark Hill uncover the history of entertainment via antiques related to tea, lighting, sofas, silverware and home entertainment. We learn about the effect the creation of Porcelain and China had on the drinking of tea. The effect the Sofa had on the relationship between man and women and its movement away from the bedroom and into the living room. We learn about the manufacture of Crystal Chandeliers and the way light flickers of the Silverware used at dinner and the function of the assay office. We learn about the history of home entertainment through the invention of the Gramophone and the Magic Lantern.