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Whatever Happened To The Teapots?

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In the 1980s, Roger Law of Spitting Image went to Stoke-on-Trent to get some novelty Margaret Thatcher teapots made. Now he returns to meet the craftsmen who made them

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Whatever Happened To The Teapots? - Episode 1

In the 1980s, Roger Law of Spitting Image went to Stoke-on-Trent to get some novelty Margaret Thatcher teapots made. Now he returns to meet the craftsmen who made them.

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Whatever Happened To The Teapots? - Episode 2

Roger Law visits the Barleston Estate to find out if there is anything left of Wedgwood apart from its award-winning museum.

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Whatever Happened To The Teapots? - Episode 3

Roger Law finds out who is winning in the battle for ceramic supremacy, Stoke or China. The Far East may have notched up a high score but Stoke have some key players in reserve.

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Whatever Happened To The Teapots? - Episode 4

Designer pottery and the bottom line. Roger Law talks to artists about the division in ceramics between art and industry to find out if the two can ever be reconciled.

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Whatever Happened To The Teapots? - Episode 5

After a week in Stoke-on-Trent, Roger Law reads the tea leaves to see what the future holds for the city of six towns.

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