The Story of Britain's Best Buildings
| Britain's Best Buildings | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Presented by | Dan Cruickshank |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original 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 |
| Release | |
| Original network |
BBC Two (2002) BBC Four (2004) |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 2 November 2002 – 2 June 2004 |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
Britain's Best Buildings is a BBC documentary series in which the TV presenter and architectural historian Dan Cruickshank discusses his selection of the finest examples of British architecture. It was first broadcast on BBC Two from 2 to 23 November 2002, and returns on BBC Four from 5 May to 2 June 2004.
Edited editions of the Palace of Westminster edition (ranging from 5–15 minutes) are often shown on the BBC Parliament channel, when live coverage of the House of Commons, House of Lords, committees etc. ends early, before the beginning of the next programme. These edited editions are used to fill the gaps.
The UKTV channel Yesterday frequently repeats the series. However the episodes are shown in an edited 46 minute format to allow for commercials.
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.
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