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The Brits Who Built the Modern World is a British factual television series that was first broadcast on BBC Four from 13 to 27 February 2014. The three-part series tells the story of British architects Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Nicholas Grimshaw, Michael Hopkins and Terry Farrell.
Original Release
02/13/2014
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rebecca Front | Self - Narrator |
Norman Foster | Self |
Deyan Sudjic | Self - Author 'Norman Foster: A Life in Architecture' / Self - Director, Design Museum |
Nicholas Grimshaw | Self |
Colin Davies | Self - Author, High Tech Architecture |
Michael Hopkins | Self |
Mike Davies | Self - Architect, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners |
Terry Farrell | Self |
Jonathan Glancey | Self - Writer |
Richard Rogers | Self |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | The Freedom of the Future | Thursday, 13 February 2014 |
2 | The Power of the Past | Thursday, 20 February 2014 |
3 | The Politics of Power | Thursday, 27 February 2014 |
Directors
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rebecca Front | Self - Narrator |
Norman Foster | Self |
Deyan Sudjic | Self - Author 'Norman Foster: A Life in Architecture' / Self - Director, Design Museum |
Nicholas Grimshaw | Self |
Colin Davies | Self - Author, High Tech Architecture |
Michael Hopkins | Self |
Mike Davies | Self - Architect, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners |
Terry Farrell | Self |
Jonathan Glancey | Self - Writer |
Richard Rogers | Self |
Charles Jencks | Self - Writer / Self - Author 'The Language of Postmodern Architecture' |
Amanda Levete | Self - Architect, AL_A / Self - Architect |
Andrew Whalley | Self - Architect, Grimshaw |
Hugh Pearman | Self - Writer |
Mouzhan Majidi | Self - Architect, Foster + Partners |
Martin Manning | Self - Structural Engineer, Arup |
John Thornton | Self - Structural Engineer, Arup |
Ken Livingstone | Self - Mayor of London, 2000-2008 |
Peter Jay | Self - Founding Chairman, TV-am |
Renzo Piano | Self - Architect |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Nicolas Kent | Executive Producer |
Greg Sanderson | Executive Producer |
Peter Sweasey | Producer |
Marisa Erftemeijer | Producer |