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Great British Buildings: Restoration of the Year

2017 · 1 season

A calm, gently informative tour of grand old buildings being brought back to life by devoted craftspeople.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
Anna Keay, Kevin McCloud
Overview
Kevin McCloud and Dr Anna Keay explore the UK's most incredible restorations of historic buildings of 2016

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Genres
Documentary
Starring
Anna Keay, Kevin McCloud
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    • work
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    • countryside
    • single country house
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    contemporary
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    family
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    • true story
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    Genres
    documentary
    Starring
    Anna Keay, Kevin McCloud
    Length
    1 seasons, 4 episodes, 45 min each
    Network
    Channel 4
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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