BBC Two 1988 - 1996 4 seasons 37 eps Ended

Building Sights

1988 - 1996 4 seasons 37 eps

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S4 · E1 · May 13, 1996

Canary Wharf Episode 1

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.

10 min

S4 · E2 · May 20, 1996

The Worsley Medical Building Episode 2

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.

10 min

S4 · E3 · Jun 3, 1996

Hauer-King House Episode 3

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

10 min

S4 · E4 · Jun 10, 1996

Humber Bridge Episode 4

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".

10 min

S4 · E5 · Jun 17, 1996

Wood Street Police Station Episode 5

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

10 min

S4 · E6 · Jun 24, 1996

Alton Estate Episode 6

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.

10 min

S4 · E7 · Jul 3, 1996

Willis Corroon Episode 7

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

10 min

S4 · E8 · Jul 10, 1996

Glyndebourne Opera House Episode 8

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.

8 episodes in Season 4

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