Destination Craft with Jim West: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Destination Craft with Jim West is a ground breaking new series airing on PBS and public television stations across the nation. This show brings TRAVEL + CRAFTS together in a unique and entertaining way and takes the concept of "craft television" to an entirely new level. Throughout the 13-part series, West introduces viewers to exotic and beautiful countries across the globe, showcasing master indigenous artists in both workshop and demonstrations. Season One of the series highlights destinations across the planet, where artisans who are masters at various crafts, share their passion with our host and viewing audience. We travel with a group of crafters who represent all levels of artistic abilities themselves, and through their eyes we learn and see how various crafts are made in a step by step process. The show also features masterful demonstrations from artisans who put their heart and souls into a particular craft as we see and feel how they are made. Destination Craft with Jim West is entertaining, informative, cultural, educational, fascinating, and heart-warming, and viewers are transported to not only a country, but taken on a journey of discovery. From start to finish, each episode is sure to ignite the passions of our audience so they are inspired to craft things in their lives that are meaningful and creative.

Series details

• Title: Destination Craft with Jim West
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2017-05-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-07-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 31088
• IMDb ID: tt7120634
• TVDB ID: 339841

Cast and credited roles

• Jim West — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-05-06; final listed air date 2017-07-29.

Source and licence

Adapted from Destination Craft with Jim West on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.