Restoration
tv show
21 total episodes
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2 seasons
First Aired August 08, 2003
Overview
Restoration, Restoration, Restoration is a set of BBC television series where viewers decided on which listed building that was in immediate need of remedial works was to win a grant from Heritage Lottery Fund. It first aired in 2003. The host of all 3 series is Griff Rhys Jones, whilst investigating each building in the heats are the show's resident "ruin detectives", Marianne Suhr and Ptolemy Dean.
Scottish Lowlands
Season 1 - Episode 3 - 0h 0m
Air Date
August 15, 2003
Overview
The shortlisted buildings in the south of Scotland are the Mavisbank in Edinburgh, an early Palladian villa championed by Kirsty Wark; an historic linoleum factory in Kirkcaldy, favoured by politican Michael Portillo; and comedian Steve Punt's choice, the Britannia Music Hall in Glasgow, the oldest surviving building of its kind in the UK.