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  1. The South: Dreams of Tomorrow

    6/6A look at how 20th-century developments changed southern England.

  2. The North: Full Steam Ahead

    5/6David Dimbleby's architectural tour heads to Newcastle, Manchester, Leeds and Blackpool.

  3. The West: Putting on the Style

    4/6How the Georgian dream of order and beauty transformed our buildings and cities.

  4. Scotland: Towering Ambitions

    3/6In Scotland, David Dimbleby visits Stirling Castle and the fairytale house of Craigevar.

  5. The Heart of England: Living It Up

    2/6Dimbleby explores the great country houses of the reign of Elizabeth I.

  6. The East: A New Dawn

    1/6David Dimbleby goes on an architectural tour of Britain starting with the east of England.