In this one-off iteration of Sky Arts popular heritage craft series MasterCrafters, The Next Generation, presenter and musician Bill Bailey turns his attention to the crafting skills required to make and maintain musical instruments, and in turns explores the cultural heritage of music in the UK. In it, Bill meets the masters of music who take us through time to see and hear how both wind and stringed instruments have evolved through time in the UK. From Crumhorns to clarinets, vintage violins to the theorbo, Bill gets hands-on experience of these renaissance instruments made by real masters.