A young blacksmith from Northumberland is set to appear in a TV series on Sky Arts.
Alex Sowden, from Cramlington, will appear in 'The Prince's Master Crafter: The Next Generation,' a programme which aims to spotlight Britain's rich heritage of traditional crafts. Last year in the UK, four heritage crafts were declared extinct and a further 56 were critically endangered.
The programme presented by Jim Moir (also known as Vic Reeves), hopes to reinvigorate some of these crafts back to life, with contestants learning about the history and importance of six key disciplines from the country's leading experts. Alex and five other craftspeople will then take on a variety of challenges around each craft before creating a final showcase piece to present to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, with the gift being kept a secret until the end of the series.
