Seven Ages Of Britain
David Dimbleby tells the dramatic and heroic story of Britain's architecture - the extraordinary buildings that define a nation and which grew out of the experiences and beliefs of the British people. How did we get from the fortified tower to the grand open mansion and back again to the gated communities of today? How did we lose the marketplace to the out-of-town shopping mall? When did it become so important how libraries and prisons look? What does the way we arrange our city centres say about us? Can architecture really make a difference to our quality of life? This fascinating and authoritative account of a thousand years of change in Britain's buildings tackles these questions and many more.
David Dimbleby's BBC TV series is brought to DVD. Tapping in to the love of landscapes that is a fundamental part of the British character we follow Dimbleby in six programmes that take him around the country covering the North South East and West of Britain the Heart of England and the Highlands and Glens. By exploring the artistic response to the landscape A Picture of Britain contemplates subjects such as travel nationhood and romantic yearning.
Coast: Discover the curious relationship between the British and the seas in this series first shown on the BBC. The nation's love affair with the coast will be reawakened for this entertaining and ambitious exploration of the entire UK coastline. Every part of the 9 000-mile coast is covered to explore how we've shaped it - and how it shapes us. Hosted by a team of history and geography experts who investigate everything from life on a nuclear submarine to rebuilding the Ti
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