Architecture and Television

In this episode we talk about architecture on television in Britain in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Support the SAHGB by becoming a member: . Contributors: Gillian Darley is an architectural historian, author and broadcaster, whose books include Excellent Essex and biographies of Sir John Soane, John Evelyn and Octavia Hill. Gillian has written extensively about Ian Nairn, including the 2013 book Ian Nairn: Words in Place with David McKie. Tom Dyckhoff is a historian, writer, teacher and broadcaster about architecture, geographies, design and cities. Tom has written and presented lots of series and documentaries for television. He teaches the history and theory of cities & architecture at University College London and Central St Martins, University of the Arts, London. Tom’s phd research explores how television constructs a “public sphere” in which ideas about architecture, space and the city are constructed, contested and “made public”. Clips: Ian Nairn, Football Towns: Bolton and Preston , BBC, 1975 (1.38 on Preston Bus Garage) Ian Nairn, Football Towns: Bolton and Preston , BBC, 1975 (8.44 on St Saviours, Bolton) Ian Nairn No Two the Same (Pacemakers), (featuring Churchill Gardens and Lillington Gardens), BBC, 1970 Ian Nairn, Nairn Across Britain: from London to Lancashire , BBC, 1972 (featuring Northampton market hall) Ian Nairn, The More We Are Together: Eric Lyons the architect of suburbia , BBC, 1969 Ian Nairn, Football Towns: Huddersfield and Halifax , BBC, 1975 Stuart Hall on The Late Show , BBC, 1989 John Berger, Ways of Seeing : episode one, BBC, 1972 Patrick Keiller, London , BBC, 1994

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This episode was published on Jul 12, 2024.

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