The Circus is a ring of terraced houses built in Bath in the 1750s and 60s by architect John Wood the Elder. Dan Cruickshank investigates their mysterious symbols and influences. RT DIRECT: Britain's Best Buildings book is just £20 (RRP F25), including p&p. Call [number removed]7979 (national rate)
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His plays Rope and Gaslight made the sex obsessed, booze fuelled Hamilton famous. But his urban novels are now seen as his best work. To coincide with a version of his classic trilogy Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky (tomorrow at 9pm), this biography asks why the Marxist maverick has been largely written out of literary history. Richard E Grant narrates. Behind the scenes: page 14
1/3. In the 1950s a third of all
British TV adverts were animated
- this documentary looks at how animation's flexibility made it a powerful tool of persuasion during the last century, running from First World War propaganda to MTV. Animation
Nation Shorts follows.
The best of British animation. Rex the Runt tomorrow at 9.50pm is the first of a series of UK animations this week
How David Puttnam , Alan Parker and Charles Saatchi revolutionised British advertising. Also featuring directors
Ridley and Tony Scott.
