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Cathedral

Cathedral is an educational television miniseries of five episodes first broadcast in 2005 by the BBC. It describes the construction of five cathedrals in the United Kingdom:

⁕Canterbury Cathedral

⁕Lincoln Cathedral

⁕Winchester Cathedral

⁕St. Giles' Cathedral

⁕York Minster

The show features historical re-enactments using actors and CGI.

Created By
StatusEnded
Original NameCathedral
First Air DateJanuary 3, 2005
Last Air DateJanuary 31, 2005
Seasons1
Episodes5
Episode Runtime 0min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited Kingdom
Production Companies
NetworksBBC Two
S01E05

Fire at York

In 1829, non-conformist Jonathan Martin set fire to York Minster to protest against what he saw as the greed and complacency of the clergy. At the same time, antiquarian John Browne embarked on his journey to discover how the cathedral had been designed and built. This is the story of Martin and the trial that would lead to either execution or the asylum, and of Browne and his determination to crack the mason's code that he believed lay embedded in the structure of the Minster.

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