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A Passion for Churches

A Passion for Churches: Episode 8: Gorton Monastery

Episode 8

Episode 8: Gorton Monastery

Gorton Monastery

BBC One - A Passion for Churches, Gorton Monastery

Gorton Monastery is a gothic masterpiece that fell into disrepair at the end of the 1980s.

Stories of people fighting to preserve British churches. A couple who fought to save Manchester's Gorton monastery, which had fallen into disrepair by the 1980s.

Gorton Monastery is a gothic masterpiece, known as Manchester's Taj Mahal after it was placed on a list of the world's 100 most endangered sites. It fell into disrepair at the end of the 1980s, but one couple were determined to save it and began a ten-year battle to raise six million pounds.

Bill Paterson narrates stories of remarkable people fighting to preserve British churches.

The Armstrongs

Documentary following an idiosyncratic husband-and-wife team.

Documentary following the idiosyncratic husband-and-wife team running Coventry's third-largest double-glazing company.

The Armstrongs: Series 1

The Armstrongs: Series 1: Episode 2

Episode 2

Series 1

BBC One - The Armstrongs, Series 1, Episode 2

A language barrier isn't enough to deter the Armstrongs in their pursuit of profit.

Documentary series about a Coventry double glazing company. A language barrier isn't enough to deter the Armstrongs, as they make their first assault on the continent.

Documentary series about a Coventry double-glazing company.

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