The Liver Building
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, architectural historian and novice climber, scales Britain's most iconic structures, from the Normans to the present day, to reveal the buildings' secrets and tell the story of how our architecture and construction has developed over 1,000 years.
The next step of Jonathan Foyle's journey takes him to the Liver Building in Liverpool. Built from 1908, this behemoth in concrete was Britain's first skyscraper that influenced buildings all over the world.
On his climbs Jonathan, aided by top climber Lucy Creamer, scales over 250 feet to reveal how this granite building isn't quite what it seems and investigates how a concrete boat paved the way for this immense skyscraper. He climbs up a disused lift shaft to literally get under the skin of this groundbreaking construction; comes face-to-face with the biggest clock in Britain; and tests the limits of his courage to traverse over a sheer drop of over 200 feet to get up close and personal with a couple of beautiful birds.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Jonathan Foyle |
Participant | Lucy Creamer |
Camera Operator | Ian Burton |
Director | Kasia Uscinska |
Series Producer | Adam Barry |
Executive Producer | Emma Read |
Broadcasts
- Thu 23 Sep 2010 18:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two
- Mon 7 Feb 2011 14:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Tue 8 Feb 2011 14:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Tue 15 Feb 2011 02:55
- Thu 25 Aug 2011 18:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Tue 27 Sep 2011 18:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Tue 31 Jan 2012 19:30
- Tue 5 Aug 2014 12:30
- Tue 26 Sep 2023 20:00
- Wed 27 Sep 2023 02:20