Brits Who Made The Modern World

Nan
0h 22m
2008

Overview

The three-part series tells the story of British architects Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Nicholas Grimshaw, Michael Hopkins and Terry Farrell.

Country : GB
Languages : en
Last Air Date:2008-08-22
Created by :Not Available

Seasons

Miniseries
2008-06-20

Episodes

Episode: 1Formula One
S01
E01
2008-06-20
Episode: 2Tilting Trains
S01
E02
2008-06-27
Episode: 3Rockets
S01
E03
2008-07-04
Episode: 4Mobile Phones
S01
E04
2008-07-25
Episode: 5The Harrier
S01
E05
2008-07-15
Episode: 6Video Games
S01
E06
2008-08-22

Series Cast

Peter Snow

Himself - Presenter

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