Climbing Great Buildings
The Liver Building
Season 1 Episode 12 of 15
Jonathan Foyle is joined by climbing expert Lucy Creamer to scale the Liver Building in Liverpool, Britain's first skyscraper, which influenced buildings all over the world. He ascends more than 250ft to reveal how the structure is not quite what it seems, investigates how a concrete boat paved the way for its construction in 1908 and traverses a sheer drop to get close to its famous birds
Climbing Great Buildings airs on BBC Four HD at 1:25 AM, Friday 14 March. (Subtitles, audio description.)
Topics
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Jonathan Foyle
Presenter
Lucy Creamer
Contributor
Kasia Uscinska
Director