S01E01 Murder At Canterbury
Canterbury was at the forefront of an architectural revolution - the first Gothic cathedral to be built in Britain. But the building we know today has its origins in the most infamous murder of the...
Cathedral
S01E03: Flood at Winchester
Home of England‘s first Kings, Winchester cathedral stood for a thousand years as a proud symbol of national identity. But in the early 1900‘s it faced total destruction when it was discovered that the building was literally sinking into the swamp on which it had been constructed. This ancient architectural gem owes its survival to the bravery, ingenuity and endurance of one man, working diver William Robert Walker, who put his life on the line to save a piece of England‘s history. This is the extraordinary story of the cathedral that began to sink and of the incredible underwater adventure that was launched to save it.
Overview
Cathedral is an educational television miniseries of five episodes first broadcast in 2005 by the BBC. It describes the construction of five cathedrals in the United Kingdom:
⁕Canterbury Cathedral
⁕Lincoln Cathedral
⁕Winchester Cathedral
⁕St. Giles' Cathedral
⁕York Minster
The show features historical re-enactments using actors and CGI.
Episodes
S01E02 Redemption At Lincoln
When Lincoln's original cathedral was destroyed by an earthquake in 1185, King Henry II believed it was a message from God, a warning to stop plundering the cathedral's revenues. In a bid to save his...
S01E03 Flood at Winchester
Home of England‘s first Kings, Winchester cathedral stood for a thousand years as a proud symbol of national identity. But in the early 1900‘s it faced total destruction when it was discovered that the building...
S01E04 St. Giles Cathedral Edinburgh
S01E05 Fire at York
In 1829, non-conformist Jonathan Martin set fire to York Minster to protest against what he saw as the greed and complacency of the clergy. At the same time, antiquarian John Browne embarked on his journey...
