Britain's Great Cathedrals

PBS America

10:25 PM to 11:20 PM

Friday 6 December

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Tony Robinson visits Durham cathedral, one of Britain's first Unesco World Heritage sites and a leading tourist attraction. The cathedral is over 900 years old and built like a fortress. It is 218ft tall and when first constructed was the country's tallest building. The bishops at Durham were so powerful that they were given the title Prince-Bishop to reflect their huge wealth and influence. As well as exploring the Norman edifice, Tony meets a modern-day treasure hunter who has discovered hidden lost treasures from the cathedral in the River Wear