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Imperial War Museum - The Imperial War Museum North in Manchester, built from 2000 and designed by Daniel Libeskind, is an example of a new wave of architectural design that is both dramatic and disturbing, a building that plays with the senses and provokes wonder. In his final climb of the series, Dr Jonathan Foyle scales... 25:30 Expired
Lloyd's Building - Dr Jonathan Foyle's journey takes him to the Lloyd's Building in the heart of the City of London. Built between 1978 and 1986, it is one of the finest examples of high-tech architecture in Britain and one of the great icons of London. Jonathan abseils over 90 metres to reveal how this ultra-modern buildi... 25:30 Expired
Coventry Cathedral - The next step of Dr Jonathan Foyle's journey takes him to Coventry Cathedral. Built in 1955 after the original cathedral was bombed in the war, this modernist masterpiece came to symbolise the hope and rebirth of a nation. Jonathan abseils 90 metres between the ruins of the old and new cathedrals to ex... 25:30 Expired
Royal Liver Building - The next step of Dr Jonathan Foyle's journey takes him to the Royal Liver Building in Liverpool. Built from 1908, this behemoth in concrete was Britain's first skyscraper, and influenced buildings all over the world. On his climb, Jonathan scales over 75 metres to reveal how this granite building isn... 25:30 Expired
Glasgow School of Art - The next step of Jonathan Foyle's journey takes him to the Glasgow School of Art. Designed by artist Charles Rennie Macintosh around 1897, it's one of Britain's most controversial, challenging and celebrated buildings. With unprecedented access, Jonathan scales the school to reveal the myriad of inf... 25:30 Expired
St Pancras - Dr Jonathan Foyle's journey takes him to King's Cross St Pancras, a masterpiece of Victorian design, widely regarded as London's most stunning and romantic station. With unprecedented access to St Pancras, Jonathan scales all over the building and up its clock tower to investigate the innovations and technique... 25:30 Expired
Clifton Suspension Bridge - The next step of Jonathan's journey takes him to the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. Begun in 1835 by the great engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel when he was only 24 years old, it is one of the greatest feats of Victorian engineering in the world. With unprecedented access to the bridge, Jo... 25:30 Expired
Blenheim Palace - Dr Jonathan Foyle's journey takes him to the epitome of the English stately home: Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. Built in the early 1700s as a reward for the Duke of Marlborough's defeat of King Louis XIV of France, it's one of the finest examples of English Baroque buildings in the country. With unprece... 25:30 Expired
St Paul's Cathedral - The next step on Dr Jonathan Foyle's journey 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 Sir Christopher Wren, it is simply stunning in its stature. With unprecedented access to secret parts of St Paul's, J... 25:30 Expired
Burghley House - The next step in Dr Jonathan Foyle's journey takes him to Burghley House in Lincolnshire. Built to impress Queen Elizabeth I on her many trips around the country, it's the finest example of an Elizabethan house in Britain. With unprecedented access to Burghley, Jonathan - aided by champion climber Lucy Cre... 25:30 Expired
Layer Marney Tower - Dr Jonathan Foyle's journey takes him to Layer Marney Tower, a Tudor skyscraper nestled in the countryside near Colchester in Essex. With unprecedented access to Layer Marney, Jonathan - aided by top climber Lucy Creamer - scales the building, to reveal the innovations of the Tudor builders and craftsm... 25:30 Expired
New College, Oxford - Dr Jonathan Foyle's journey takes him to New College in Oxford. Built in 1379, this college set the blueprint for universities all over the world for the next 600 years. Jonathan climbs the dreaming spires of the College to investigate how the devastation of the Black Death led to an architectural inn... 25:30 Expired
Caernarfon Castle - The next step of Dr Jonathan Foyle's journey takes him to Caernarfon castle, built in 1283 and one of the most magnificent examples of medieval castle building in Britain. Jonathan - aided by top British climber Lucy Creamer - tests his climbing skills to reveal the secrets of this monster of a castle's... 25:30 Expired
Lincoln Cathedral - The next step of Dr Jonathan Foyle's journey takes him to Lincoln Cathedral, built in 1183. Once the tallest building in Britain, Lincoln Cathedral is one of the finest examples of gothic architecture in the country. With unprecedented access, Jonathan - aided by top climber Lucy Creamer - scales the ca... 25:30 Expired
Durham Cathedral - Dr Jonathan Foyle scales Britain's most iconic structures, to reveal their secrets. Jonathan's journey begins in the north-east of England at Durham Cathedral, one of the finest surviving examples of Norman architecture in the UK. Jonathan is aided by Lucy Creamer, one of Britain's top climbers, as he co...