Living with Modernism
Living with Modernism is a television documentary series first broadcast on BBC Four in 2006. It is a companion series to Marvels of the Modern Age on BBC Two, and was followed by a sister series Living with the Future in 2007. In each of six episodes, presenter Simon Davis visits a private family house designed by an architect associated with the modern movement.
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Episodes
- 1 1. 29a, Loom Lane · 30m29a, Loom Lane, Radlett, Hertfordshire Simon Davis looks at the best of modern British architecture. This episode looks at the family home of George Marsh which he designed for his
- 2 2. 24, The Firs · 30m24, The Firs, Hampstead, North London Simon continues his look at some of the best of modern British architecture, visiting The Firs in Hampstead, designed in the late 50s by one o
- 3 3. Brackenfell2006-05-23 · 30mBrackenfell, Cumbria Designed by Sir John Leslie Martin and Sadie Speight, who later married in 1934. Martin, who was a leading advocate of the International Style with his most fa
- 4 4. 16, Kevock Road · 30m16, Kevock Road, Lasswade, Edinburgh Stella and David Rankin originally bought their house for the garden, only to discover later that they had also purchased one of Scotland's fin
- 5 5. Stillness, Bromley, Kent · 30m"Stillness", Bromley, Kent Designed in 1934 by Gilbert Booth, its a leading example of Art Deco architecture. With its 56ft roof terrace, private landscaped garden and octagonal ou
- 6 6. Capel Manor House · 30mCapel Manor House, Kent The last in the series sees Simon visiting a wonderful 900 sq. foot steel-supported glass pavilion by Michael Manser, a former Riba president (architect: Mi
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