{"id":70601,"date":"2020-09-12T11:14:42","date_gmt":"2020-09-12T11:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.140.144.153\/2020\/09\/12\/the-wonders-of-wood-discovering-rare-french-craftsmanship\/"},"modified":"2020-09-12T11:14:42","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T11:14:42","slug":"the-wonders-of-wood-discovering-rare-french-craftsmanship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/the-wonders-of-wood-discovering-rare-french-craftsmanship\/","title":{"rendered":"The wonders of wood: Discovering rare French craftsmanship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-responsive-container\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k1Q1PZT4giwwQMwhf0v\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We take you across France to discover some examples of increasingly rare craftsmanship. 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