Mysteries of the Abandoned

English Heritage

November 2024 •English

An observational documentary series made over four years, following four stories of properties whose conservation falls under the guardianship of English Heritage and its controversial chief executive, Simon Thurley.

Streets of Your Town

November 2024 •English

A look at the aesthetics of our suburbs. Tim Ross – comedian, broadcaster and aficionado of the Modernist era – is tour guide for this very personal journey exploring how and why our suburbs look the way they do. Travelling the country gaining unprecedented access to some of our most epic homes, meeting their owners, peeling back their history and revelling in their beauty Tim poses the question: from Modernism to McMansionism – how did we get here?

Insiders Project

November 2024 •Ukrainian

Cold War bomb shelters, secret vaults and underground railway tunnels, abandoned factories and the highest rooftops become the objects of infiltration. Our team takes you along on their urban adventure to uncover the secrets of the hard to access locations. Urban exploration is a hobby that comes with inherent dangers and extreme situations may present themselves at any turn. Unstable structures, unsafe floors, chemical hazards, stray voltage - there’s a lot to overcome to make it to the bottom of that abandoned tunnel or to scale that building! Yet once you get in on the secret workings of the city and get to know the obscure spaces that are normally neglected, it makes it all worth it. It’s time to stop being oblivious to the urban wonders around us. Open a door, cross a fence, or sneak into a hole with our team and you have left the normal world, you are exploring. This is your city, but not as you know it!

Grand Designs

November 2024 •English

British television series which features unusual and often elaborate architectural homebuilding projects.

Grand Designs Sverige

November 2024 •Swedish

Great British Buildings: Restoration of the Year

November 2024 •English

Kevin McCloud and Dr Anna Keay explore the UK's most incredible restorations of historic buildings of 2016

Notre-Dame de Paris, le chantier du siècle

November 2024 •French

Les mégastructures Romaines en Gaule

November 2024 •French

Grand Designs: The Streets

November 2024 •English

Kevin McCloud follows households as they embark on an epic mission to construct their own homes, creating brand-new streets in Britain's biggest self-build project

Grand Designs Live

November 2024 •English

Having spent the best part of 10 years talking about buildings, getting excited about new technologies and materials, plus critiquing the emotional journey of more than 50 Grand Designers – finally, it's time to turn the tables on Kevin McCloud's traditional role and watch him build his own house. But, clearly it won't be that straightforward...

No 57: The History of a House

November 2024 •English

A 200-year journey through the history of British interior design, examining how design has affected one Georgian house and its inhabitants in Bristol, from when it was first built in 1779 right up to the present day. Fashions in interior design have mirrored social, political and economic trends. Six different periods are explored, each covering between 30 and 50 years. The interior is restored with objects and gadgets, revealing how the different families occupying the house might have lived and how design influenced their lifestyle.

Visions of Space

November 2024 •English

Robert Hughes tackles the work and lives of three remarkable 20th-century architects: Albert Speer, Mies van der Rohe, and Antonio Gaudi - whose work did so much to shape the modern world. Hughes looks at how each one used space in different ways to express our response, respectively, to the power of religion (Gaudi), the power of the State (Speer), and the power of the corporation (Mies van der Rohe).

The Homes That Built Australia

November 2024 •English

This four-part history series looks at how Australia has been shaped by its many definitions of home. Historic moments impacted homes, their designs, and the way we live as a society. From economic booms and busts to the fight for Land Rights and recognition, from various cultural migrations to the unrelenting force of nature, emerges a country building its way into the future.

Kevin McCloud and the Big Town Plan

November 2024 •English

Kevin McCloud follows an innovative community-led regeneration scheme in Castleford.

Secrets of the Superfactories

November 2024 •English

Secrets of the Superfactories is a fast-paced and fact-filled documentary series that lifts the lid on the production of some of the world’s biggest, greenest and smartest factories around the globe. The series explores how everything from everyday products to iconic design is made and takes viewers into the hidden world of the hyper-efficient and flexible factories of the future.

Glories of Islamic Art

November 2024 •English

Professor Akbar Ahmed explore the architectural splendor of Islamic heritage and the profound connection between artistry and religious expression in Islam.

Paláce 1. republiky na nábřeží Vltavy

November 2024 •Czech

Dreaming The Impossible: Unbuilt Britain

November 2024 •English

The fascinating and dramatic stories behind some of the grandest designs never built.

Don't Look Down

November 2024 •English

Design expert Kevin McCloud secures breathtaking vantage points from which to view impressive feats of architecture as he scales some of Britain's highest structures.

Futuropolis: Mapping the City of Tomorrow

November 2024 •English

Discover how Singapore's architects and futurists plan to radically transform the city in response to the daunting challenges it faces.