Kevin McCloud's Listed Britain

Kevin McCloud travels the country to uncover the stories behind the buildings Britain has chosen to preserve. He begins by exploring the engine rooms of Tower Bridge, and learning the distinctive story of Cosmic House.

Kevin goes behind the scenes at Chatsworth House, where aristocratic grandeur still delivers spectacle. He visits Castell Coch, the Marquess of Bute's Victorian gothic fantasy. Kevin also has a look at the Palace of Westminster.

From a cathedral's medieval ruins that were kept standing, to rescuing a roofless masterpiece from collapse, Kevin explores six listed places that only survived because losing them was unthinkable.

From Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral and a penguin pool to Ratcliffe-on-Soar's silent cooling towers, Kevin looks at the bold, modern places that challenge the idea of what heritage can be.

Kevin explores private-obsessions-turned-public-treasures, from the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank to Rosslyn Chapel, the Crystal Palace dinosaurs, London's Regency Café and Sir John Soane's Museum.