Climbing Great Buildings Season 1

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1x01 Durham Cathedral aired Sep 06, 2010

Jonathan's journey begins in the North East of England at Durham Cathedral, one of the finest surviving examples of Norman architecture in the UK.

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1x02 Lincoln Cathedral aired Sep 07, 2010

The next step of Jonathan's journey takes him to Lincoln Cathedral, built in 1183. Once the tallest building in Britain, Lincoln Cathedral is one of the fine... read more

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1x03 Caernarfon Castle aired Sep 08, 2010

The next step of Jonathan's journey takes him to Caernarfon castle, built in 1283 and one of the most magnificent examples of medieval castle building in Bri... read more

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1x04 New College aired Sep 09, 2010

Jonathan's journey takes him to New College in Oxford. Built in 1379, this college set the blueprint for universities all over the world for the next 600 years. read more

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1x05 Layer Marney Tower aired Sep 10, 2010

The next step in Jonathan's journey takes him to Layer Marney Tower, a Tudor skyscraper nestled in the countryside near Colchester in Essex.

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1x06 Burghley House aired Sep 13, 2010

The next step in Jonathan's journey takes him to Burghley House in Lincolnshire. Built to impress Queen Elizabeth I on her many trips around the country, it'... read more

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1x07 St Paul's Cathedral aired Sep 14, 2010

The next step on Jonathan's journey celebrating Britain's architecture takes him to St Paul's Cathedral in London. If one structure captures the spirit of Lo... read more

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1x08 Blenheim Palace aired Sep 15, 2010

The next step of Jonathan's journey celebrating British architecture takes him to the epitome of the English stately home: Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. Bu... read more

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1x09 Clifton Suspension Bridge aired Sep 20, 2010

The next step of Jonathan's journey takes him to the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. Begun in 1835 by the great engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel when h... read more

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1x10 St Pancras aired Sep 21, 2010

The next step Jonathan's journey takes him to King Cross St Pancras, a masterpiece of Victorian design and without doubt London's most stunning and romantic ... read more

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1x11 Glasgow School of Art aired Sep 22, 2010

The next step of Jonathan Foyle's journey takes him to the Glasgow School of Art, built from 1897 by young artist Charles Rennie Macintosh, it's one of Brita... read more

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1x12 Royal Liver Building aired Sep 23, 2010

The next step of Jonathan Foyle's journey takes him to the Liver Building in Liverpool. Built from 1908, this behemoth in concrete was Britain's first skyscr... read more

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1x13 Coventry Cathedral aired Sep 24, 2010

The next step of Jonathan Foyle's journey takes him to Coventry Cathedral. Built in 1955 after the original cathedral was bombed in the war, this modernist m... read more

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1x14 Lloyd's Building aired Sep 27, 2010

Jonathan's journey takes him to the Lloyd's Building in the heart of the City of London. Built between 1978 and 1986, it is one of the finest examples of hig... read more

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1x15 Imperial War Museum aired Sep 28, 2010

The Imperial War Museum North in Manchester, built from 2000 and designed by Daniel Libeskind, is an example of a new wave of architectural design that is bo... read more

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