Secrets of Britain's Great Cathedrals
8x54' | Arts&Culture | HD
2018
Parade Media
for PBS
Dominating the landscape for centuries, Britain’s ancient cathedrals and abbeys reflect her turbulent history through their significant heritage and architectural grandeur.
Intriguing stories of kings and queens, and the huge religious and social upheaval brought about by the English Reformation, wreath these magnificent landmarks in tales of mystery, love, faith and conviction.
A Pilgrimage through Britain’s Great Cathedrals explores 20 cathedrals and abbeys found throughout England and Wales in breathtaking 4K footage, with incredibly intimate drone filming, captures their legendary facades and soaring interior spaces.
Featuring interviews with historians and local experts, the 8 episodes combine on a 1,500-mile journey, travelling from Durham Cathedral in the north, to Canterbury Cathedral in the south, and across the length of Wales. Plus, of course, the iconic landmarks of the great city of London, St Paul’s Cathedral and Westminster Abbey.
With unprecedented access beyond the walls of these spectacular buildings, Secrets of Britain’s Great Cathedrals, offers an incredible insight into the most influential cathedrals, abbeys and bishops’ palaces in Britain.
Episodes:
EP1 YORK & CANTERBURY
EP2 ST PAULS CATHEDRAL & WESTMINSTER ABBEY
EP3 SALISBURY & WELLS CATHEDRALS
EP4 BATH ABBEY & GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL
EP5 DURHAM & LINCOLN CATHEDRAL
EP6 WORCESTER CATHEDRAL AND TEWKESBURY ABBEY