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  ABROAD AGAIN IN BRITAIN
Jonathan Meades explores some of the most exciting buildings and sites around Britain. The title refers to an architectural series Meades made for BBC Two in the 1990s called Abroad in Britain.
 
Salisbury Cathedral   SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Monday 21 April 7.30pm-8.30pm; 1.40am-2.40am
Imposing English Gothic building with the largest cloisters in Britain.

 
Edinburgh Castle   EDINBURGH CASTLE
One of Scotland's greatest landmarks, built on the site of an extinct volcano.
 
Cragside   CRAGSIDE HOUSE
Magnificent mansion containing some surprising technological innovations.

 
Brighton Pavilion   BRIGHTON PAVILION
The exuberant seaside home that George IV built when he was Prince Regent.

 
Portsmouth Docks   PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD
Survey of what was the largest industrial site in the world 200 years ago.

 
 
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