Eight films on eight centuries of British Architecture
3: The Cult of Grandeur Written and narrated by Robert Furneaux Jordan
The period following the Restoration of Charles II was one of the most glorious in British architecture. Confident, aristocratic and grand it was dominated by three of England's most famous architects - Sir Christopher Wren , Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor. At St Paul's Cathedral and in the City of London, at Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard, their great masterpieces, ROBERT FURNEAUX JORDAN examines both their achievements and the age that produced them.
Title music by SIR ARTHUR BLISS Film cameraman IAN STONE
Sound recordist GRAHAM HARE
Series producer JOHN DRUMMOND Producer CHRISTOPHER MARTIN