Climbing Great Buildings

BBC Four HD

7:00 PM to 7:30 PM

Thursday 6 March

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Jonathan Foyle and Lucy Creamer visit Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, gaining extensive access to the 18th-century stately home, which was built as a reward for the Duke of Marlborough's defeat of King Louis XVI of France. The duo explore the baroque building as they try to decipher the carved stories that decorate the walls, examine a flamboyant sculpture, and admire the hand-painted ceiling