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The Brits Who Built the Modern World

The Power of the Past (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Documentary

Modern British architects such as Richard Rogers, Terry Farrell and Norman Foster reveal the stories behind some of their most famous creations of the 1980s.
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Feb 20, 2014 (United Kingdom)

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30 cast members
Name Known for
Rebecca Front
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
David Adjaye
Self - Architect, Adjaye Associates Self - Architect, Adjaye Associates   See fewer
Julia Barfield
Self - Architect, Marks Barfield Self - Architect, Marks Barfield   See fewer
Tristram Carfrae
Self - Structural Engineer, Arup Self - Structural Engineer, Arup   See fewer
King Charles III
Self (archive footage) (as HRH The Prince of Wales) Self (archive footage) (as HRH The Prince of Wales)   See fewer
Colin Davies
Self - Author, High Tech Architecture Self - Author, High Tech Architecture   See fewer
Mike Davies
Self - Architect, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners Self - Architect, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners   See fewer
Spencer de Grey
Self - Architect, Foster + Partners Self - Architect, Foster + Partners   See fewer
Terry Farrell
Self (as Sir Terry Farrell) Self (as Sir Terry Farrell)   See fewer
Norman Foster
Self (as Lord Foster of Thames Bank) Self (as Lord Foster of Thames Bank)   See fewer
Jonathan Glancey
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
Nicholas Grimshaw
Self (as Sir Nicholas Grimshaw) Self (as Sir Nicholas Grimshaw)   See fewer
Michael Hopkins
Self (as Sir Michael Hopkins) Self (as Sir Michael Hopkins)   See fewer
Peter Jay
Self - Founding Chairman, TV-am Self - Founding Chairman, TV-am   See fewer
Charles Jencks
Self - Author 'The Language of Postmodern Architecture' Self - Author 'The Language of Postmodern Architecture'   See fewer
John Leatherland
Self - Architect, Farrells Self - Architect, Farrells   See fewer
Amanda Levete
Self - Architect, AL_A Self - Architect, AL_A   See fewer
Mouzhan Majidi
Self - Architect, Foster + Partners Self - Architect, Foster + Partners   See fewer
Martin Manning
Self - Structural Engineer, Arup Self - Structural Engineer, Arup   See fewer
David Marks
Self - Architect, Marks Barfield Self - Architect, Marks Barfield   See fewer
David Nelson
Self - Architect, Foster + Partners Self - Architect, Foster + Partners   See fewer
Hugh Pearman
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
Jane Priestman
Self - Client, British Rail Self - Client, British Rail   See fewer
Queen Elizabeth II
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Richard Rogers
Self (as Lord Rogers of Riverside) Self (as Lord Rogers of Riverside)   See fewer
Neven Sidor
Self - Architect, Grimshaw Self - Architect, Grimshaw   See fewer
Graham Stirk
Self - Architect, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners Self - Architect, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners   See fewer
Deyan Sudjic
Self - Director, Design Museum Self - Director, Design Museum   See fewer
John Thornton
Self - Structural Engineer, Arup Self - Structural Engineer, Arup   See fewer
Andrew Whalley
Self - Architect, Grimshaw Self - Architect, Grimshaw   See fewer
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