Beyond The Pottery: The Creative Giant, Josiah Wedgwood (Full Documentary)

This is an excellent documentary, unpretentious and really gripping. If, at times, it reminds me of Philomena Cunk, that's a quiality which it shares with most documentaries.

I am very proud that I have an art collection where I can wash the objects in my dishwasher.

Although Josiah Wedgwood had his leg amputated without anesthesia, Joseph Priestly had isolated nitrous oxide in 1772 and Humphrey Davy, future President of the Royal Society had inhaled it and knew it reduced pain, but didn't make the connection to its possible medical use. At this point, the discovery of anesthesia skipped across the pond to the United States on Ether Day, 16th October 1846 - but that is another story!

Close your eyes and he sounds like Sir John Gielgud. Enjoyed this film!!!

Josiah Wedgwood's grandson, Josiah Wedgwood III, lived at Leith Hill Place in Surrey from 1842. His wife was Sarah Caroline Darwin, sister of Charles Darwin. They are both buried in the churchyard of Christ Church, Coldharbour, in the Mole Valley near Leith Hill, Surrey. Their daughter, Lucy Caroline Harrison (nee Wedgwood) lies in the grounds of Wedgwood Manor, Crawford Bay, British Columbia along with her husband, Matthew James Harrison.

Insane plot twist at the end.

The first geezer,said he grew up in the Potteries.Dunno which part of town tho,that accent,inner from Neck End.

"we just don't have the knack do we".. how to tell the truth with classic British understatement.

Thank you. Josiah Wedgwood was my great great great uncle. My great grandfather was a firer. Being adventurous he moved with his family to Canada in 1912. They left on a ship that left three days after the maiden voyage of the Titanic. After a couple of years in Canada trying to farm, the family migrated to Michigan. My grandmother arriving in Canada was only 12 years old. Eventually she met my grandfather who was from Canada. Of course the story goes on —- but my grandmother would tell me about my great grandfather and his being part of the Wedgwood family and working as a firer in the china factory, although his name was Morgan. He hand painted china - amazingly talented. Again — thank you. Interesting, the barometer that came over in 1912 with my great grandfather family is now in Baja Sur Mexico when we brought it here to our retirement home in 2012, one hundreds later.

Very nice!!!

You can always spot a Stokie, in restaurants or cafe's they'll look underneath the cups and plates to see who made them 😁 My great grandad was a saggar maker's bottom knocker😁

I bet he would be angry that his factory on employ 200 people now 😠 Disgraceful that we import pottery from China etc. Buying British used to mean quality 😦

Great documentary thank you! Yes, Charles Darwin was a Wedgwood as was Ralph Vaughan Williams.

This man makes me proud to be from Stoke On Trent… I’m in a noisy pub restaurant right now so will watch this documentary tonight with a nice brew 😌☕️💕

Shame that such a thoughtful and informative documentary is now completely ruined by a torrent of mind-numbing and banale adverts being abruptly thrown in. A microcosm of the way the world is going I suppose sadly.

This is a GREAT presentation! 👍

Wonderful! Thank you so much.

Very interesting and inspiring. Ironic that Josiah was an abolitionist and his relative, Charles Darwin invented the theory that is actually incredibly racist and the philosophy behind eugenics. I absolutely prefer Josiah .

I believe this is the second time I’ve watched this documentary and I enjoyed it every bit as much as the first. More than likely I will watch it again sometime time and learn even more. Yes, I’m one of those Americans that LOVES blue Jasper ware though I don’t own a single piece. I hope one of my grandchildren might spot a piece somewhere one day and think it a good gift for me for some holiday. Wasn’t he simply MARVELOUS!!

Wedgwood fun fact: his son, Thomas, is considered an early pioneer of photography. As early as the 1790s, he had invented a method for capturing images on paper and leather. However, he never solved the problem of how to make those images last. None of his experimental work survives.

My parents bought a collectible Wedgewood jasperware Christmas plate in 1969, the same year we bought our house in Richmond, Virginia. They went on to buy another plate in the series each Christmas. We treasured the 1969 plate as the first in the collection, imagining one day it would have great value, which of course it did not. I gave the Christmas plates away when my parents died. Great memories.

Incredibly well done and enjoyed the fact that our narrator has a connection to Josiah Wedgewood!!

Such an excellent documentary presented by a person with a personal connection to the subject and delivered in a straightforward manner by a man with an understated elegance. I've watched this a few times now and have noticed tidbits and goodies previously missed each time.

There is such a wealth of information loaded into this video and yet so many people have nothing better to comment upon than Mr. Wilson's failure to comply to the narrow and shallow standards of beauty that so many choose to follow without a single thought, especially here in the United States.. Surely so many can't be unaware of the simple fact that in general, Britons are not obsessed with parting with large sums of money to pay for having their teeth tortured into straight and perfect rows of bleached conformity any more than many people care about tweezing and plucking themselves into the sameness of everyone else. Rude comments about the presenter are unnecessary and speak more of the commenter than anything else. Rudeness is the calling card of weakness. Courtesy is free and, I promise, not painful to try.

?? Since when did Shreck start working for you guys...

i love a surprise ending

My mother in law in Philadelphia had a collection of black and light blue Wedgewood

Wonderful piece of work. Excellent presentation. Fills many gaps in the C18th picture. Many thanks

I call it 'the Seventeen hundreds', otherwise I get all my numbers muddled up!

Ooo sir.. Whare did u acquire a plum purple suit 😲... I'm jealous as F***... but lose the tie and get a nice paisley Lavender ascot.. With white leather gloves..😉... And perhaps wolf head cane... Be very daring and dashing... 😬 pip pip and all that

Pompous crap. These products are no longer made in Great Britain because the country is kleptocracy based on crony capitalism. I do not recommend this channel.

Mr. Wilson wouldn’t it be a smart idea to trim and remove some of the lawless hair on your eyebrows. You are so well dressed and you come from a very prominent family. But if you are going to be filmed you should have groomed yourself.

this program has helped me get back to my first interest. Art. Love it.

Thank you

That fake drop was very funny! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and memories. I’m very jealous of your memories. Love & Respect from Calgary, Alberta CANADA 🇨🇦

I had no idea that Charles Darwin was Josiah Wedgwood's grandson!

POSITIVELY AWFUL. Interesting history and significance. but relly, awful art

Fascinating! This was an excellent insight to an extraordinary person. Thank you

I've learnt so much and what a fabulous manner of teaching he has .I just want more .

I do wish people would use the word 'an' instead of 'a'. Historian Jeremy Black...."It is a active, urban, urbane life......." Grammatically incorrect.

I remember a young reporter passively aggressive interview of ROB DOWNEY JUNIOR . ?

What an interesting video. Thank you so much.

Dear Professor, I am unable to remember which video I saw the three faces in. Please, remind me. Love from New Hampshire, USA. Always, Selena

Quite an extraordinary documentary production! The name of the great John Flaxman should have been cited. Flaxman was a significant contributor to many of the classical designs which adorned the Wedgwood ceramics which were inspired by discoveries stemming from Pompeii and Herculaneum. I thoroughly enjoyed this remarkable film.

beautiful, educational and inspiring.

With so much Wedgewood available why don't I own at least a piece? Wish I did!

Absolutely Josiah was a genius. I knew about Wedgwood but had no idea!