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A bonus episode of 28 Dales Later which was recorded as research for Episode 13: Ballads & Bloodshed. Steve Wharton interviews blacksmiths David Watson and Alex Sowden about their craft, though its evolution, decline and resurgence. They discuss why the trade has little regional diversity, Vikings, Damascus Steel and weapons the Border Reivers would have used.
By 28DalesLaterA bonus episode of 28 Dales Later which was recorded as research for Episode 13: Ballads & Bloodshed. Steve Wharton interviews blacksmiths David Watson and Alex Sowden about their craft, though its evolution, decline and resurgence. They discuss why the trade has little regional diversity, Vikings, Damascus Steel and weapons the Border Reivers would have used.