Climbing Great Buildings
Climbing Great Buildings is a TV show on BBC4. Dr Jonathan Foyle, architectural historian and novice climber, scales Britain's most iconic structures to reveal the buildings' secrets. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 15 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in March 2025.
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Climbing Great Buildings
Dr Jonathan Foyle scales iconic structures to reveal their secrets. Here, he explores the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester, designed by Daniel Libeskind.
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Dr Jonathan Foyle scales iconic structures to reveal their secrets. He investigates the high-tech architecture of the Lloyd's Building in the City of London.
Dr Jonathan Foyle scales Britain's most iconic structures to reveal the buildings' secrets. Jonathan's journey takes him to Coventry Cathedral.
Dr Jonathan Foyle scales Britain's most iconic structures to reveal the buildings' secrets. Jonathan's journey takes him to the Liver Building in Liverpool.
Dr Jonathan Foyle scales Britain's most iconic structures to reveal their secrets. Jonathan's journey takes him to the Glasgow School of Art, built from 1897.
Dr Jonathan Foyle studies St Pancras, a masterpiece of Victorian design. He investigates the techniques used to construct both the train terminal and the Midland Hotel.
Dr Jonathan Foyle scales Britain's iconic structures to reveal their secrets. He explores Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol.
Dr Jonathan Foyle scales Britain's most iconic structures to reveal the buildings' secrets. Jonathan's journey takes him to Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire.
Dr Jonathan Foyle scales Britain's most iconic structures to reveal the buildings' secrets. Jonathan's journey takes him to St Paul's Cathedral in London.
Dr Jonathan Foyle scales Britain's most iconic structures to reveal the buildings' secrets. Jonathan's journey takes him to Burghley House in Lincolnshire.
Dr Jonathan Foyle's quest to scale Britain's most iconic structures takes him to Layer Marney Tower, a Tudor skyscraper nestled in the countryside near Colchester in Essex.
February 2025
Dr Jonathan Foyle scales Britain's most iconic structures to reveal the buildings' secrets. Jonathan's journey takes him to the 'dreaming spires' of New College in Oxford.
Dr Jonathan Foyle scales Britain's most iconic structures to reveal the buildings' secrets. Next up is Caernarfon Castle, built in 1283.
Dr Jonathan Foyle scales iconic structures to reveal their secrets. The Gothic Lincoln Cathedral, built in 1183, was once the tallest building in Britain.
Dr Jonathan Foyle scales Britain's most iconic structures to reveal the buildings' secrets. His journey begins in the north east of England at Durham Cathedral.