The Brits who Built the Modern World

The Brits who Built the Modern World
Genre Factual
Written by Peter Sweasey
Directed by Peter Sweasey
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 3 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Nicholas Kent
Producer(s) Peter Sweasey
Broadcast
Original channel
Picture format 16:9 1080i
Original run 13 February 2014 – 27 February 2014
External links
Website

The Brits who Built the Modern World is a British factual television series that was first broadcast on BBC Four on 13 February 2014. The three-part series tells the story of British architects Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Nicholas Grimshaw, Michael Hopkins and Terry Farrell.[1]

Production

The series was produced with the Open University and a Royal Institute of British Architects exhibition.[2][3][4][5] The exhibition is open between 13 February and 27 May 2014.[6]

Episode list

# Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"The Freedom of the Future"Peter SweaseyPeter Sweasey13 February 2014
2"The Power of the Past"Peter SweaseyPeter Sweasey20 February 2014
3"The Politics of Power"Peter SweaseyPeter Sweasey27 February 2014

References

  1. ↑ Merrick, Jay (19 November 2013). "The Brits Who Built the Modern World and 49b - the house built by High Tech designers Michael and Patty Hopkins". The Independent. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Considine, Pippa (4 February 2014). "BBC Four to run season on architecture". Televisual. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "BBC Four celebrates architecture with Nation Builders season". BBC. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "BBC highlights the Brits who Build the Modern World". Construction Manager. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "OU on the BBC: The Brits Who Built The Modern World". Open University. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "The Brits Who Built The Modern World". RIBA. Retrieved 8 February 2014.

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