Britain's Best Buildings

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Britain's Best Buildings
Genre	Documentary
Presented by	Dan Cruickshank
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	9
Production
Producer(s)	Martin Mortimore Naomi Austin Tanya Batchelor
Running time	60 minutes
Distributor	BBC
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC Two
Original airing	October 1 2002
External links
Official website
IMDb profile

Britain's Best Buildings is a BBC documentary series in which Dan Cruickshank chooses the finest examples of British architecture. It was first broadcast on BBC Two in October 2002.

Contents 1 Episode list 1.1 Season one 1.2 Season two 2 Companion book 2.1 Selected editions 3 External links

[edit] Episode list

[edit] Season one

1. Tower Bridge
2. Blenheim Palace
3. Durham Cathedral
4. Windsor Castle

[edit] Season two

1. Harlech Castle May 3, 2006
2. Palace of Westminster May 10, 2006
3. Hardwick Hall May 17, 2006
4. The Circus May 18, 2006
5. Forth Bridge

[edit] Companion book

The 2002 companion book to the series, also written by Cruickshank, covers the four buildings featured in the first series along with four additional buildings; these are Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh; Cardiff Castle; Midland Grand Hotel, St. Pancras Station, London; and Highpoint I, London.

[edit] Selected editions

• Cruickshank, Dan (Oct 10, 2002). The Story of Britain's Best Buildings. BBC Books (hardcover). ISBN 978-0563488231. 
• Cruickshank, Dan (Feb 10, 2003). The Story of Britain's Best Buildings. Firefly Books (paperback). ISBN 978-1552977484. 

[edit] External links

• Britain's Best Buildings BBC press release
• Choosing Britain's Best Buildings by Dan Cruickshank at BBC History
• Building Styles Gallery at BBC History