Cathedral

Season 12005

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.

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5 Episodes

E01 Murder At Canterbury

Canterbury was at the forefront of an architectural revolution - the first Gothic cathedral to be built in Britain. But the building we know today has its origins in the most infamous murder of the medieval age - Thomas Becket in 1170. After his death a devastating fire meant that Canterbury could be rebuilt as a shrine to the martyred archbishop. This is the cathedral as theatre with the story of the murder etched in stone, marble and glass. It takes the pilgrim on a journey from darkness into light - from the horrors of the slaying in the North transept to the new Trinity Chapel where Becket was reburied in a magnificent tomb sparkling with gold and precious stones.

January 3, 2005

E02 Redemption At Lincoln

When Lincoln's original cathedral was destroyed by an earthquake in 1185, King Henry II believed it was a message from God, a warning to stop plundering the cathedral's revenues. In a bid to save his soul he appointed a simple French monk, Hugh of Avalon, as Lincoln's Bishop. After spending decades in silent prayer, this pious man emerged from obscurity to create one of the most magnificent cathedrals in England. In doing so he pitched the power of his faith against the tyranny of the King, pushing the boundaries of science to the limit. 800 years later Hugh's visionary building still dominates Lincoln's horizon. This is the story of his battle to give the medieval world a glimpse of heaven on earth.

January 10, 2005

E03 Flood at Winchester

Home of Englandâ€˜s first Kings, Winchester cathedral stood for a thousand years as a proud symbol of national identity. But in the early 1900â€˜s it faced total destruction when it was discovered that the building was literally sinking into the swamp on which it had been constructed. This ancient architectural gem owes its survival to the bravery, ingenuity and endurance of one man, working diver William Robert Walker, who put his life on the line to save a piece of Englandâ€˜s history. This is the extraordinary story of the cathedral that began to sink and of the incredible underwater adventure that was launched to save it.

January 17, 2005

E04 St. Giles Cathedral Edinburgh

January 24, 2005

E05 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.

January 31, 2005

Cathedral

E01 Murder At Canterbury

E02 Redemption At Lincoln

E03 Flood at Winchester

E04 St. Giles Cathedral Edinburgh

E05 Fire at York

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E01 Murder At Canterbury

E02 Redemption At Lincoln

E03 Flood at Winchester

E04 St. Giles Cathedral Edinburgh

E05 Fire at York