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Series · 2000 · Documentary

Don't Look Down

★0.0 2000 1 Season TV-MA

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.

Seasons & episodes

1 season · 6 episodes

Episode 01

The Forth Bridge

May 18, 2000 · 30 min

McCloud challenges his fear of heights with an ascent of the 340ft Forth railway bridge.

Episode 02

Salisbury Cathedral

May 25, 2000 · 30 min

McCloud tackles the walls and then the spire of the oldest building in the series: the medieval Salisbury Cathedral.

Episode 03

Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope

Jun 1, 2000 · 30 min

Kevin McCloud tackles the Jodrell Bank radio telescope as the designer and architectural journalist continues to scale some of Britain's highest structures. The ascent in Cheshire includes his worst moment so far - a perilous trip across a 1ft girder above a 200ft drop - before he climbs into the famous dish on top of the structure.

Episode 04

The Lloyds Building

Jun 8, 2000 · 30 min

Kevin McCloud scales one of the City of London's stand-out architectural icons, Richard Rogers 's Lloyds Building, and gauges employees' opinions of the edifice. He also looks into the various structures that have housed the ! institution overthe years and charts the course of Rogers's project, which reached its culmination in 1978.

Episode 05

Erno Goldfinger's Trellick Tower

Jun 15, 2000 · 30 min

Kevin McCloud ascends the tallest council block in Europe, Trellick Tower in London's Notting Hill. He chronicles the 322ft structure's fortunes, from architect Erno Goldfinger 's original sixties vision of "streets in the sky", through its rock-bottom reputation in the eighties as a vertical slum plagued by drug abuse and crime, to its current English Heritage Grade II Listed status. With the help of long-term occupants and members of the residents' association, he discovers what has caused these radical changes.

Episode 06

The Anglican Cathedral

Jun 22, 2000 · 30 min

Kevin McCloud travels to Liverpool to climb the monumental Anglican cathedral. The structure was the life's work of Giles Gilbert Scott , but it wasn't completed until 17 years after his death, which was, in itself, 75 years since work began. Before climbing the outside to the top of the 150ft bell tower, McCloud examines the inside and stands beneath the highest gothic arches ever built.

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Synopsis

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.

Documentary

Cast

1 principal cast

Kevin McCloud

Kevin McCloud

Himself - Presenter

Where to watch Don't Look Down

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Frequently asked

How many seasons does Don't Look Down have?

Don't Look Down has 1 season with 6 episodes in total.

Is Don't Look Down still on the air?

Don't Look Down has ended and is no longer in production.

What network airs Don't Look Down?

Don't Look Down airs on BBC Two.

When did Don't Look Down first air?

Don't Look Down first aired on May 18, 2000.

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