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Dan Cruikshank on Robert Adam

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Episode 5 of 5

In today's essay, historian Dan Cruikshank explores his passion for Georgian architecture through the work of the Scottish neoclassical architect and interior designer Robert Adam.

Producer: Mohini Patel.

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