Dan Cruickshank

Dan Cruickshank explores one of Britain’s last Victorian country homes, Tyntesfield, a Gothic fantasy frozen in time and a monument to the...

Askatu : 2003.01.03
Ospea : 0.811

The 17th century saw London plunge into a series of devastating disasters. The Civil War, a murderous plague, and the destruction of the great fire...

Askatu : 2012.06.11
Ospea : 0.61

Dan Cruickshank examines how Victorian society confronted the issue of death by piecing together the fate of five seemingly unrelated corpses. His...

Askatu : 2001.01.04
Ospea : 0.001

As the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew prepare to celebrate their 250th anniversary, Dan Cruickshank unearths some of the surprising stories that shaped...

Askatu : 2009.04.28
Ospea : 0.722

This unique recreation of an 18th-century home, in London's Spitalfields, has to be seen to be believed. Dan Cruickshank smells the rotting food and...

Askatu : 2003.12.08
Ospea : 1.098

As good as any Dickens novel, this is the triumphant and tragic story of the greatest architectural dynasty of the 19th century. Dan Cruickshank...

Askatu : 2014.10.21
Ospea : 1.716

Ludwig II of Bavaria, more commonly known by his nicknames the Swan King or the Dream King, is a legendary figure - the handsome boy-king, loved by...

Askatu : 2013.07.02
Ospea : 1.344

The British invented them for the world, and they have been described as 'the lungs of the city - historian Dan Cruickshank reveals the history of...

Askatu : 2010.08.02
Ospea : 1.025

British architectural historian Dan Cruickshank explores the world's most unusual and interesting buildings, structures and sites, believing that...

Askatu : 2008.10.15
Ospea : 1.316

Dan Cruickshank explores the mysteries and secrets of the bridges that have made London what it is. He uncovers stories of Bronze-Age relics emerging...

Askatu : 2012.06.14
Ospea : 0.727

Historian Dan Cruickshank and photographer Don McCullin venture into the heart of war-torn Syria on a dangerous mission to document the cultural...

Askatu : 2018.05.07
Ospea : 1.019

Islamic State has declared war on the most important and romantic ancient architectural sites in the world. Jihadi fighters seek the total...

Askatu : 2015.06.30
Ospea : 0.501

Dan Cruickshank reveals the extraordinary story behind the design and building of iconic First World War memorials and explores the idea behind the...

Askatu : 2018.11.13
Ospea : 1.274

In 1728, 12-year-old James Annesley was snatched from the streets of Dublin and sold into slavery in America - the victim of a wicked uncle hell-bent...

Askatu : 2011.08.10
Ospea : 1.394

Dan Cruickshank returns to his childhood home of Warsaw for the first time in almost 60 years. In a personal and moving film, he recalls his boyhood...

Askatu : 2015.12.02
Ospea : 0.927