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Series 4

Series 4

May 13, 1996·8 épisodes
Synopsis

Eight personal reflections on the best modern British architecture.

Épisodes · 8
Canary Wharf
E1

Canary Wharf

Jools Holland's love of panoramic views takes him to Britain's tallest tower, Canary Wharf in London. From a vantage point atop the 50-floor structure the musician and presenter looks out over the capital city.

May 13, 1996
The Worsley Medical Building
E2

The Worsley Medical Building

Damien Hirst, controversial winner of last year's Turner Prize, enjoys the juxtaposition of life and death at the Worsley Medical Building in Leeds where, as a student, he used to do anatomical drawings.

May 20, 1996
Hauer-King House
E3

Hauer-King House

Architect Will Alsop visits an unconventional private house built with glass walls.

Jun 3, 1996
Humber Bridge
E4

Humber Bridge

Poet Simon Armitage finds inspiration in the longest suspension bridge in the world. Opened in 1981, the Humber Bridge is 1.3 miles long and, he feels, is "one of the modern wonders of the world".

Jun 10, 1996
E5

Wood Street Police Station

Cartoonist Posy Simmonds discovers a remarkable police station in Wood Street in the City of London.

Jun 17, 1996
Alton Estate
E6

Alton Estate

Architect Sir Richard Rogers praises Alton housing estate in Roehampton. Built in the 1950s by the London County Council, Alton was planned to be a modern Utopia.

Jun 24, 1996
Willis Corroon
E7

Willis Corroon

Architect Zaha Hadid chooses the Willis Corroon building in the centre of Ipswich, Suffolk, a high-tech seventies work by Sir Norman Foster.

Jul 3, 1996
E8

Glyndebourne Opera House

Writer Germaine Greer chooses the Glyndebourne Opera House on the Sussex Downs. The building, which opened in 1994, was constructed in just 18 months and was designed by Michael Hopkins and Patty Hopkins.

Jul 10, 1996