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The Brits Who Built the Modern World is a British factual television series that was first broadcast on BBC Four from 13 to 27 February 2014. The three-part series tells the story of British architects Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Nicholas Grimshaw, Michael Hopkins and Terry Farrell.
Original Release
02/13/2014
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Rebecca Front | Self - Narrator |
| Norman Foster | Self |
| Deyan Sudjic | Self - Author 'Norman Foster: A Life in Architecture' / Self - Director, Design Museum |
| Nicholas Grimshaw | Self |
| Colin Davies | Self - Author, High Tech Architecture |
| Michael Hopkins | Self |
| Mike Davies | Self - Architect, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners |
| Terry Farrell | Self |
| Jonathan Glancey | Self - Writer |
| Richard Rogers | Self |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Freedom of the Future | Thursday, 13 February 2014 |
| 2 | The Power of the Past | Thursday, 20 February 2014 |
| 3 | The Politics of Power | Thursday, 27 February 2014 |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Rebecca Front | Self - Narrator |
| Norman Foster | Self |
| Deyan Sudjic | Self - Author 'Norman Foster: A Life in Architecture' / Self - Director, Design Museum |
| Nicholas Grimshaw | Self |
| Colin Davies | Self - Author, High Tech Architecture |
| Michael Hopkins | Self |
| Mike Davies | Self - Architect, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners |
| Terry Farrell | Self |
| Jonathan Glancey | Self - Writer |
| Richard Rogers | Self |
| Charles Jencks | Self - Writer / Self - Author 'The Language of Postmodern Architecture' |
| Amanda Levete | Self - Architect, AL_A / Self - Architect |
| Andrew Whalley | Self - Architect, Grimshaw |
| Hugh Pearman | Self - Writer |
| Mouzhan Majidi | Self - Architect, Foster + Partners |
| Martin Manning | Self - Structural Engineer, Arup |
| John Thornton | Self - Structural Engineer, Arup |
| Ken Livingstone | Self - Mayor of London, 2000-2008 |
| Peter Jay | Self - Founding Chairman, TV-am |
| Renzo Piano | Self - Architect |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Nicolas Kent | Executive Producer |
| Greg Sanderson | Executive Producer |
| Peter Sweasey | Producer |
| Marisa Erftemeijer | Producer |
