Basic Info
First Air: January 06, 2021
Status: Ended
Seasons & Episodes
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
Last Episode
Name: Waterloo; The World's Finest Bridge
Season: 1, Episode: 4
Air Date: 2021-10-11
Runtime: 60 min
Rob uncovers the story of the two Waterloo Bridges, both once hailed as bridges of the future. He discovers the original Waterloo Bridge was an icon of the Industrial Revolution, built using the latest technology to cater for the incredible growth of London. But this bridge - dubbed the finest in the world - was too expensive a crossing for the impoverished inhabitants of London, and fell into disrepair. Its replacement, the current bridge, symbolised the modern world. Rob discovers the astonishing story behind this bridge - including its war-time forgotten female labour force.
Rob Bell's Bridges That Built London
2021
1 seasons
4 episodes
Overview
New series. Rob Bell explores the extraordinary stories of four of London’s most iconic bridges, uncovering the history behind how – and why – they were built. In the first episode, Rob focuses on the original, and for 17 centuries the only bridge across the Thames, London Bridge. Rob explores the multiple versions of this bridge over the centuries and charts how each has shaped Britain’s capital city, from the Romans who used it to control southern England, to the astonishing and raucous medieval bridge, designed by priests, inhabited by hundreds, and financed and managed by City merchants.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
- English en
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