Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments

Description: Fred Dibnah looks at the structure and building of many of the most famous buildings in Britain.

Newest Review: ... Fred Dibnah managed to bring to the TV screen that I found myself watching this even though at work people would laugh at me when I talked about how good it was. Dibnah had a lovely matter of fact, down to earth style that made the subject matter very interesting. In this show he toured around the UK focusing on many of the great monuments in the cuntry, what made this interesting is that it ... more

... was not just a historical portrayal of the building but rather how it was constructed and what helps it survive so long, he uses models and drawings that he has constructed to help illustrate this. I really enjoyed the programmes that featured St P...more

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Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments: Fred on buildings (230 words)
by - written on 04/09/08 (Very useful, 74 readings)
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Fred Dibnah was a steeplejack by profession who also had a fantastic talent for presenting historical architecture programmes, now normally I would not be at all interested in such a programme idea but such was the enthusiasm and passion that Fred Dibnah managed to bring to the TV screen that I found myself watching this even though at work people would laugh at me when I talked about how good it was. Dibnah had a lovely matter of fact, down to earth style that made the subject matter very interesting. In this show he toured around the UK focusing on many of the great monuments in the cuntry, what made this interesting is that it was not just a historical ... Read the complete review

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