The demolition of the huge, neo-classical Euston Arch in the 1960s to make way for the new railway terminus in north London, is still ruefully cited as a prime example of architectural vandalism. In the first series, Dan Cruickshank tracked down some of the masonry to a garden in Kent. Now, as the programme returns for a second season, divers are delving into east London's River Lea, hoping to raise the rest of the Arch.
Executive producer Roland Keating says: "The programme started because an enthusiasm for historic buildings and their place in our heritage seems such common ground to all of us. The buildings we look at are not necessarily great ones, but ones with a story to tell, and by bringing together different voices in one programme we hope to illuminate the subject in an accessible way. There'll always be investigative items, for example, but humour as well."
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