Dreaming The Impossible: Unbuilt Britain
The fascinating and dramatic stories behind some of the grandest designs never built.
Cast
Seasons & Episodes
E1Glass Houses
Aug 12, 2013
Discover plans for a glass transport loop around Victorian London and a 1950s glass city.
E2Making Connections
Aug 19, 2013
Two of the most radical civil engineering projects proposed in the last century.
E3A Revolution in the City
Aug 26, 2013
A look at plans to radically reconstruct 17th-century London and 1940s Glasgow.
Storyline
The fascinating and dramatic stories behind some of the grandest designs never built.
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