Restoring England's Heritage

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Station:
BBC One (UK)

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Start:
2013-12-05

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Our buildings tell the story of the places where we live, and how they were shaped by the people who came before us. How they worked, played and what they fought for and what they believed in. But as time passes and fashions change, many of the buildings we once loved and valued are forgotten and left to fall into rack and ruin. Unless someone comes along with a dream to save them. But in an age of tight budgets and stretched priorities, which buildings should we save, and which should be put out of their misery? A look at England's endangered historic buildings, with each programme focused on a different region and presented by a different local talent.

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S1E1 - South East

Tom Holland visits two sites which are on the south east's Heritage at Risk list and reports on the successful revival of the once-decrepit Hadlow Tower.

Air Date: 05 Dec 2013 13:30 (CDT)

S1E2 - North East and Cumbria

Chris Jackson assesses preservation plans for Dunston Staithes in Gateshead, The Old Station Goods Yard in Hexham, the Union Bridge in Horncliffe, and Kirklinton Hall in Cumbria.

Air Date: 05 Dec 2013 13:30 (CDT)

S1E3 - East

John Sergeant visits some of the region's most at-risk buildings, including Bawdsey Radar Station and Stevens Mill in Burwell, Cambridgeshire, to see how they can be saved.

Air Date: 05 Dec 2013 13:30 (CDT)

S1E4 - East Midlands

The bell is tolling for hundreds of historic buildings in a desperate state of decay and dereliction - but can they be saved in time? Selina Scott looks at the East Midlands buildings that are on the restoration critical list and examines what the future holds for them.

Air Date: 05 Dec 2013 13:30 (CDT)

S1E5 - West Midlands

Alistair McGowan travels through the West Midlands to uncover the historic buildings in critical need of renovation, including an Evesham cinema, an arts school a teapot factory.

Air Date: 05 Dec 2013 13:30 (CDT)

S1E6 - London

With hundreds of London's historic buildings at risk of destruction, Gyles Brandreth reports on the battle to save the capital's rich heritage from the scrap heap.

Air Date: 05 Dec 2013 13:30 (CDT)

S1E7 - South

Tom Holland visits three important historical sites fighting for survival, including a hospital, the location of the earliest iron industry in the country and a Portsmouth theatre.

Air Date: 05 Dec 2013 13:30 (CDT)

S1E8 - South West

With limited public funds available for restoration, architect Jeremy Gould tours Devon and Cornwall's crumbling historic buildings and asks what's worth keeping and what should be left to go to ruin.

Air Date: 05 Dec 2013 13:30 (CDT)

S1E9 - West

Jules Hudson visits some of the most at-risk buildings in the west to explore whether there is any hope for their restoration.

Air Date: 05 Dec 2013 13:30 (CDT)

S1E10 - North West

Louise Minchin investigates the heritage at risk in the North West, and asks if it is too late to save some of its finest historic buildings from ruin.

Air Date: 05 Dec 2013 13:30 (CDT)

S1E11 - Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

John Sergeant explores some of Yorkshire's endangered historic buildings, and some which have been restored to their former glory.

Air Date: 05 Dec 2013 13:30 (CDT)

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