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Grand Designs Abroad - Lot: The Eco Cabin
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Kevin McCloud
Mark and Deborah (Debbie) Sampson and daughter, Tilley, like to practice an ecologically sound way of life. Following a period of eight years living elsewhere in France, where they found it difficult to be fully accepted by their neighbours, the Sampsons decided to move to Martel in the Lot region in southwest France, where life's pace is relaxed, and start afresh.
- TV-Recordings
- Built Environment & Architecture
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
Mark and Deborah (Debbie) Sampson and daughter, Tilley, like to practice an ecologically sound way of life. Following a period of eight years living elsewhere in France, where they found it difficult to be fully accepted by their neighbours, the Sampsons decided to move to Martel in the Lot region in southwest France, where life's pace is relaxed, and start afresh.
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Grand Designs Abroad - Malaga: The Modernist Mansion
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Kevin McCloud
Gil Briffa, an architect, and his wife Hilary, from St Albans, Herts, wanted a house they could retire to in southern Spain, but not just any old place would do.
- TV-Recordings
- Built Environment & Architecture
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
Gil Briffa, an architect, and his wife Hilary, from St Albans, Herts, wanted a house they could retire to in southern Spain, but not just any old place would do.
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Grand Designs Abroad - Puglia: The Villa
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Kevin McCloud
Four years ago artists David Westby and Leonie Whitton bought a derelict olive farm in Puglia, a beautiful region of Italy. Three years after Kevin last visited, have they finished their home and created the artists' paradise they had always envisaged?
- TV-Recordings
- Built Environment & Architecture
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
Four years ago artists David Westby and Leonie Whitton bought a derelict olive farm in Puglia, a beautiful region of Italy. Three years after Kevin last visited, have they finished their home and created the artists' paradise they had always envisaged?
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Grand Designs Abroad - Tuscany: The Ancient Castle
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Kevin McCloud
This week Kevin meets a couple who bought a ruin and moved to Italy in 1999, hoping to start work building their dream home in Tuscany. Since then they've spent all their time trying to get planning permission, but finally, after four years, they are about to start work.
- TV-Recordings
- Built Environment & Architecture
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
This week Kevin meets a couple who bought a ruin and moved to Italy in 1999, hoping to start work building their dream home in Tuscany. Since then they've spent all their time trying to get planning permission, but finally, after four years, they are about to start work.
Anish Kapoor is one of the most influential sculptors of his generation, known for works of staggering complexity and scale. He now faces his biggest challenge yet as the first living British artist to have a solo show occupying the entire Royal Academy gallery. His response is a series of audacious installations.
- TV-Recordings
- Art & Design
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 55
Anish Kapoor is one of the most influential sculptors of his generation, known for works of staggering complexity and scale. He now faces his biggest challenge yet as the first living British artist to have a solo show occupying the entire Royal Academy gallery. His response is a series of audacious installations.
Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond's Orbit sculpture is the most spectacular artistic creation of 2012 - a gravity-defying, breathtakingly dynamic scribble of crimson steel. Standing twice the height of Nelson's Column, it now towers over the Olympic Park.
- TV-Recordings
- Art & Design
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond's Orbit sculpture is the most spectacular artistic creation of 2012 - a gravity-defying, breathtakingly dynamic scribble of crimson steel. Standing twice the height of Nelson's Column, it now towers over the Olympic Park.
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Megastructures - The World's Biggest Sea Barrier
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Jeremy Hall
Documentary looking at the design, structure and features of the North Sea Wall, a massive coastal defence system built along Holland's coastline
- TV-Recordings
- Built Environment & Architecture
- Engineering
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 57
Documentary looking at the design, structure and features of the North Sea Wall, a massive coastal defence system built along Holland's coastline
Broadly considered a brand that inspires fervour and defines cool consumerism, Apple has become one of the biggest corporations in the world, fuelled by game-changing products that tap into modern desires.
- TV-Recordings
- Business & Management
- Computer Science
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
Broadly considered a brand that inspires fervour and defines cool consumerism, Apple has become one of the biggest corporations in the world, fuelled by game-changing products that tap into modern desires.
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Steve Jobs: iChanged the World
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Channel 4
The story of Steve Jobs, featuring a rare interview and providing a unique insight into what made him tick.
- TV-Recordings
- Business & Management
- Computer Science
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 48
The story of Steve Jobs, featuring a rare interview and providing a unique insight into what made him tick.
The paperback book democratized reading in the 20th century, and printing directly onto the covers became a way of selling a book in the mass market.
- TV-Recordings
- Literature Books
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 30
The paperback book democratized reading in the 20th century, and printing directly onto the covers became a way of selling a book in the mass market.
How an exceptional generation of British architects, led by Norman Foster and Richard Rogers, conquered the globe with their high-tech vision.
- TV-Recordings
- Built Environment & Architecture
- English subtitles
- 60
How an exceptional generation of British architects, led by Norman Foster and Richard Rogers, conquered the globe with their high-tech vision.
This episode focuses on the 1980s, when modern architecture was deeply unpopular and under attack from the Prince of Wales. The architects reveal the dramatic stories behind some of their most famous creations, including Rogers\'s Lloyd\'s of London building and Foster\'s Stansted Airport.
- TV-Recordings
- Built Environment & Architecture
- English subtitles
- 60
This episode focuses on the 1980s, when modern architecture was deeply unpopular and under attack from the Prince of Wales. The architects reveal the dramatic stories behind some of their most famous creations, including Rogers\'s Lloyd\'s of London building and Foster\'s Stansted Airport.
From the late 90s onwards, iconic landmarks were created across Britain and the world.
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- Built Environment & Architecture
- No subtitles
- 60
From the late 90s onwards, iconic landmarks were created across Britain and the world.
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The Brits who Built the Modern World Series 1
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BBC
Series telling the story of how an exceptional generation of British architects, led by Norman Foster and Richard Rogers, conquered the globe with their high-tech vision.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
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Series telling the story of how an exceptional generation of British architects, led by Norman Foster and Richard Rogers, conquered the globe with their high-tech vision.
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The Pixar Story
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BBC 2
Documentary about the pioneering computer animation studio Pixar, featuring contributions from the studio's bosses and a host of actors who have lent their voices to their creations, including Tom Hanks.
- TV-Recordings
- Art & Design
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 85
Documentary about the pioneering computer animation studio Pixar, featuring contributions from the studio's bosses and a host of actors who have lent their voices to their creations, including Tom Hanks.