
Jonathan Meades gives a personal perspective of British history.
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Air Date: 2005-08-02
Edinburgh Castle. Built on the site of an extinct volcano, the history of one of Scotland's greatest landmarks is blo...
Air Date: 2005-08-09
Magnificent mansion containing some surprising technological innovations. Cragside is a country house in the civil p...
Air Date: 2005-08-16
Salisbury Cathedral boasts the highest spire in Britain. Jonathan Meades, who was raised in its shadow, returns to on...
Air Date: 2005-08-23
Jonathan Meades ponders the exotic pleasure dome that is the bizarre legacy of the Prince Regent, George IV. Wild, th...
Air Date: 2005-08-30
For centuries the world's biggest military/industrial complex, the dockyard stood as a testament to the fear of invas...