Climbing Great Buildings

2010 British TV series or programme

Climbing Great Buildings

Genre| Documentary
Presented by| Jonathan Foyle
Country of origin| United Kingdom
Original language| English
No. of series| 1
No. of episodes| 15
Production
Executive producer| Emma Read
Producer| Adam Barry
Running time| 30 minutes
Production company| ITN Productions
Original release
Network| BBC Two, BBC HD
Release| 6 September (2010-09-06) –
28 September 2010 (2010-09-28)

Climbing Great Buildings is a British television series made for the BBC by ITN Productions. The series, first broadcast on BBC Two from 6 to 28 September 2010, consists of fifteen half-hour programmes each featuring one famous British structure from the last 1000 years.

The presentation team use rock climbing techniques to access internal and external parts of each building to illustrate construction techniques and materials and other details not usually visible. The team consists of the architect Dr Jonathan Foyle, the climber Lucy Creamer and camera operator Ian Burton, assisted by a rigging team. Foyle is known for his television presentations of architectural history, which subject he also teaches for Cambridge University's International Division.[1] Creamer provides expert advice and encouragement to Foyle, as well as being a sounding-board for his on-site explanations.

## Episodes

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Date first broadcast  | Building[2] | Period or century

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6 September 2010  | Durham Cathedral*  | Norman
7 September 2010  | Lincoln Cathedral | 12th-14th
8 September 2010  | Caernarfon Castle*  | 13th
9 September 2010  | New College, Oxford |
10 September 2010  | Layer Marney Tower | 16th
13 September 2010  | Burghley House | 16th
14 September 2010  | St Paul's Cathedral | 17th
15 September 2010  | Blenheim Palace*  | 18th
20 September 2010  | Clifton Suspension Bridge | 19th
21 September 2010  | St Pancras railway station, including the Midland Hotel | 19th
22 September 2010  | Glasgow School of Art | 19th
23 September 2010  | Royal Liver Building*  | early 20th
24 September 2010  | Coventry Cathedral | mid 20th
27 September 2010  | Lloyd's Building | late 20th
28 September 2010  | Imperial War Museum North | 21st

*World Heritage Site

## See also

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* Don't Look Down

## References

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1. ^ "Profiles". The Online House Detective. House Detective. 2003–2006. Archived from the original on 24 September 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
2. ^ "Climbing Great Buildings – Episodes". BBC. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2010.

## External links

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* Climbing Great Buildings at BBC Online
* Climbing Great Buildings at IMDb

*[No.]: Number