" Michelangelo Painted On Wet Plaster!" | Keeping Endangered Crafts Alive with Bill Sargeant and Phil Campbell

The Clive Holland Show

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Friday, 25 September 2026 - 33 minutes

This week on Clive's Little Bit Extra, Clive takes a deep dive into the world of heritage crafts with two absolute masters of the trade!📜 Third-generation master pargeter Bill Sargeant joins Clive to reveal the ancient art of decorative plastering, from sourcing bovine hair in Glastonbury to using straw in lime mixes, and why young women are now spearheading the revival of this endangered craft.🌾 Plus, Master Thatcher Phil Campbell stops by to share how he swapped a 10-year desk job as an insurance loss adjuster for the tools, what it was like building the thatched roof on London's iconic Globe Theatre, and the bizarre historic treasures hidden inside centuries-old roofs!👉 Subscribe to Clive's Little Bit Extra for more conversations about life in the trades, mental health, wellbeing, construction industry issues, and the topics that matter most to tradespeople across the UK.Catch Clive on Fix Radio weekdays from 12–3.Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Thursday 12 PM - 3 PM Across The UK On DAB Radio And Online At https://www.fixradio.co.uk/ 

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