We are losing the differences between our homes, villages, towns and cities. Everywhere in the country is starting to look the same. Why is it happening and what can be done to stop it?
Towns. Lucinda Lambton visits Braintree in Essex, where the planners enforce traditional design, to the annoyance of architects who want to try something new. At Frome in Somerset there is a battle to save the high street, while at Dorchester the Prince of Wales is building Poundbury-a beacon of hope forthe future of domestic architecture. Producer Peter Everett