Britbox's 'Make It At Market' Leads Off a Fantastic Food & Home Line Up

Food and Home shows are some of the most-watched programs on television, no matter what side of the pond you are on, bringing viewers comfort TV in the form of talented people doing their best work. BritBox, which has been making a play for a growing audience, has trebled down recently on the genre, leading off with its own original series, Make It At Market. Combining the warmth of The Great British Baking Show, with the joy of watching artists at work, Make It At Market is thoroughly enjoyable. It’s hosted by the genial Dominic Chinea (from the hit BBC series The Repair Shop, streaming in the U.S. on HBO Max/Discovery), who is joined by a team of professional artists/entrepreneurs to act as mentors and advisors.

The location, the Stonewall National Trust Property, is a late nineteenth-century estate in Leicestershire associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement (1880–1920), and the artists’ workshops are mostly tents in the grounds. Azaleas and rhododendrons bloom amidst gorgeous foliage, and there are plenty of shots of birds and bees and flowers. The participants –– potters, jewelers, woodworkers, upcyclers, stoneworkers, textile artists, glassblowers and more –– have all arrived at the point where they are ready to start a business doing what they love.