St Paul's Cathedral
Dr Jonathan Foyle scales Britain's most iconic structures to reveal the buildings' secrets. Jonathan's journey takes him to St Paul's Cathedral in London.
Dr Jonathan Foyle, architectural historian and novice climber, scales Britain's most iconic structures, from the Normans to the present day, to reveal the buildings' secrets and tell the story of how our architecture and construction has developed over 1000 years.
The next step on Jonathan's journey celebrating Britain's architecture takes him to St Paul's Cathedral in London. If one structure captures the spirit of London, this is it. Beautifully crafted and designed by the great Sir Christopher Wren, it is simply stunning in its stature, with its iconic dome that has dominated London's skyline for over 300 years.
With unprecedented access to secret parts of St Paul's, Jonathan, aided by champion climber Lucy Creamer, climbs over 300 feet to investigate the innovations and tricks of the trade that architectural illusionist Christopher Wren employed to create this magnificent cathedral. He tests the limits of his courage to abseil over 220 feet straight down the centre of the dome from the cupola to get a completely unique view of St Paul's. He reveals how not everything at St Paul's is at it seems, as he uncovers the magic behind the greatest of Wren's architectural tricks, the dome.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Jonathan Foyle |
Participant | Lucy Creamer |
Camera Operator | Ian Burton |
Director | Kasia Uscinska |
Series Producer | Adam Barry |
Executive Producer | Emma Read |
Broadcasts
- Tue 14 Sep 2010 18:30成人快手 HD & 成人快手 Two
- Tue 14 Sep 2010 22:00成人快手 HD
- Tue 21 Dec 2010 09:40
- Sat 5 Feb 2011 03:00
- Tue 1 Mar 2011 18:00成人快手 HD
- Thu 18 Aug 2011 18:00成人快手 HD
- Tue 20 Sep 2011 18:30成人快手 HD
- Tue 17 Jan 2012 19:30
- Wed 18 Jan 2012 02:40
- Fri 13 Jul 2012 13:00
- Wed 27 Aug 2014 12:30
- Thu 7 Sep 2023 19:30
- Fri 8 Sep 2023 01:30