Last of three programmes Forty Years of Northern Townscape
The years since the end of the Second World War have seen more changes wrought to the towns and cities of the north than were thought possible - even during the Blitz.
But there has also been a massive turn-round of public opinion: away from the great Corbusier-inspired dreams of the ideal modern city towards more modest, intimate schemes. The future has been seen - and it doesn't work. 3: The Years of Repentance It's a brave developer these days who suggests knocking any building down.
Conservation is now the thing - but has there also been a loss of faith in the architecture of today?
Written and presented by Patrick Nuttgens
Film editor BOB GEOGHEGAN ' Producer JOHN GRAHAM