Don't Look Down (TV series)

Don't Look Down is a BBC Two documentary television series written and presented by Kevin McCloudKevin McCloud profile at the Channel 4 website, retrieved 17 May 2008 which ran for six episodes beginning in May 2000.Don't Look Down at the British Film Institute, retrieved 17 May 2008

Each episode is a documentary about the history of famous tall buildings in the United Kingdom; the Forth Bridge, Salisbury Cathedral, the Lloyd's building, Trellick Tower, the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory and Liverpool Cathedral. McCloud looks at the buildings' construction, architecture and history, but with the twist that part of the episode featured McCloud climbing the outside of the building as a way to conquer his fear of heights.Don't Look Down, episode 1 (broadcast 18 May 2000). Talkback television. McCloud filmed the series around his fortieth birthday, claiming that it was an excellent way to remain fit.Don't Look Down, episode 5. Talkback television

The series was aired again on the Discovery Channel in the UK during 2009 where it was retitled Kevin McCloud's UK Superstructures. Discovery Channel UK — Kevin McCloud's UK Superstructures

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