Thinking Allowed - Craftwork and Skill
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Laurie Taylor is joined Richard Sennett and Grayson Perry to discuss the meaning of 'true' skill and craftsmanship. Is there still a need for the craftsman’s ethic in our society?
CRAFTWORK and SKILL Last week the Prime Minister said that he wanted to make sure that "Britain raises its skills game to world class". Nowadays people have people skills, managers have management skills and leaders have leadership skills. But are these true skills - or are they rather aptitudes we are born with, perhaps something that can be learnt on a weekend course? Laurie Taylor is joined by sociologist Richard Sennett, author of a new work entitled The Craftsman and Grayson Perry Turner Prize winning artist and craftsman-potter. They discuss the meaning of 'true' skill, of craftsmanship - of the lifelong engagement with a particular skill or craft. Is there still a need for the craftsman’s ethic in our computer-driven, factory-made society where strings to our bows count for so much more than a way with wood?
- Broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 12:15AM Mon, 11 Feb 2008
- Available until 12:00AM Thu, 1 Jan 2099
- First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 4:00PM Wed, 6 Feb 2008
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- Duration 30 minutes
