The programme had a segment called "Ruin of the Week".[13]
Finds and preservation
The series found the remains of Euston Arch[14][15][16] and some of the remains of Skylon.[17][18][19][20] This search for Euston Arch was the subject of the programme The Lost Arch (BBC2, 28 February 1994).[21]
The series prevented the demolition of Bankside Power Station by mobilising public opinion against the demolition.[22]
There are eight series, and there are a number of special episodes that are not included in those eight series. There are two series of repeats of portions of episodes, and a number of other edited repeats that are not included in those two series.
Series 1
This series did not assume that pro-conservationist ideas must be right.[25]
Episode 1: 4 June 1993. This episode includes Bolton Abbey,[26] and announced the discovery of some of the remains of Euston Arch.[14] The music was by Roger Bolton.[2]
17 November 1995. The title of this episode is Brunel. An episode on Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Part of a season on engineering.[69][70][71] Repeated on 2 April 1996.[72]
Episode 9: 8 August 1996. This episode includes Castle Leslie and the Firth of Forth Bridge. The segment on the Firth of Forth Bridge was postponed from 27 June.[87][88]
The following episodes were first broadcast on 4 September 1999:[130]
Defence of the Land. This episode includes the Maunsell Forts.
Defence of the People.
Defence of the Art.
One Foot in the Festival of Britain
6 November 1999. The title of this episode is One Foot in the Festival of Britain and it includes the Festival of Britain and the Millennium Dome. Also called One Foot in the Future.[131][132]
Series 8
This series has eight episodes.
Episode 1: 15 April 2000. This episode includes London Zoo.[133]
Episode 2: 22 April 2000. The title of this episode is Sex and the Georgian City.[134][135]
Episode 3: 29 April 2000. The title of this episode is Transport.[136]
In 1994, The Architects' Journal called the programme "excellent".[147] William Cook called the programme "sterling".[148] Christopher Beanland said the programme had "charm".[149]
1 2 Mike Preston. Tele-Tunes 1994: Television, Film & Show Music on CD, Cassette & Vinyl. 12th Edition. Mike Preston Music. Morecambe. 1994. ISBN 0906655110. p 108.
↑ Larkham and Barrett. "Conservation of the Built Environment under the Conservatives". Allmendinger and Thomas (eds). Urban Planning and the British New Right. Routledge. 1998. p 53 at p 54.
↑ Ann Gray and Erin Bell, History on Television, Routledge, 2013, p 55
↑ Peter J Larkham, Conservation and the City, Routledge, 1996, p 56.
↑ "The Other House of Windsor", broadcast 21 June 1994, at 8:30pm on BBC1.
↑ One Foot on the Continent, broadcast 15 August 1996 on BBC2
↑ One Foot in the Raj, broadcast 30 July 1997 on BBC2
↑ John Delafons. Politics and Preservation: A Policy History of the Built Heritage 1882-1996. E & FN Spon. 1997. (Taylor & Franic e-Library. 2005. p 80.
↑ The Times, 11 June 1993, p 43. Radio Times, Issue 3622, 5 June 1993, reprinted at BBC Programme Index
↑ For a review of this episode, see Peter Waymark, "One Foot in the Past" in "Choice", The Times, 18 June 1993, p 47. For commentary on this episode, see Frances Spalding, The Tate: A History, 1998, p 276.
↑ The Times, 25 June 1993, p 43. Radio Times, Issue 3624, 19 June 1993, reprinted at BBC Programme Index
↑ For a review of this episode, see Peter Waymark, "One Foot in the Past" in "Choice", The Times, 2 July 1993, p 39
↑ For commentary on this episode, see John Davies, "Barbara Castle's tribute to Kelmscott Manor" in "Salon 258", Society of Antiquaries of London, 14 February 2020; and "The Media" (1995) Newsletter, The William Morris Society.
↑ For a review of the Birmingham Town Hall segment of this episode, see (1996) 49 Jazz Journal International, issues 1 to 6, p 10
↑ For a review of this episode, see Peter Waymark, "One Foot in the Past" in "Choice", The Times, 17 November 1995, p 47
↑ "One Foot in the Past" (1995) BBC Worldwide, Issues 33-38, p 34
↑ "One Foot in the Past Special" in "Engineering on the BBC" (1995) The Chemical Engineer, Issues 592-603, p 52
↑ "One Foot in the Past: Brunel", The Times, 2 April 1996, p 47
↑ For a review of this series, see "Architecture takes television by storm this summer" (1996) 203 The Architects' Journal 15
↑ For reviews of this episode, see Peter Waymark, "One Foot in the Past" in "Choice", The Times, 30 May 1996, p 47; and Marianne Macdonald, "Sadness of King George at courtiers' prying eyes", The Independent, 30 May 1996, Section 2, pp 27 & 28 [The date of 29 May 1996 is a misprint for 30 May 1996].
↑ For reviews of this episode, see Lynne Truss, "A tough time in front of the small screen", The Times, 7 June 1996, p 47; and Jonathan Glancey, "A prime time for design", The Independent, 3 June 1996. For other commentary on this episode, see (1996) 203 The Architects' Journal 18.
↑ For reviews of this episode, see Elizabeth Cowley, "One Foot on the Continent" in "Choice", The Times, 15 August 1996, p 43; and Thomas Sutcliffe, "Television review", The Independent, 15 August 1996.
↑ For a review of this episode, see Peter Barnard, "Being gentle is no more than horse sense", The Times, 17 July 1997, p 47; and David Aaronovitch, "Television: No policies, just sheer bloody politics", The Independent, 19 July 1997.
↑ The Times, 23 July 1997, p 47. Radio Times, Issue 3833, 19 July 1997, reprinted at BBC Programme Index.
↑ The Radio Times, Issue 3834, 26 July 1997, reprinted BBC Programme Index. "One Foot in the Raj", Film & TV Database, BFI. "BBC World", The Japan Times, 12 August 1998, p 16.
↑ For reviews of this episode, see Peter Waymark, "One Foot in the Past" in "Television Choice", The Times, 6 August 1997, p 42; and Joe Joseph, "Willingly brainwashed, despicably betrayed", The Times, 7 August 1997, p 39.
↑ For reviews of this episode, see Peter Waymark, "One Foot in the Past" in "Television Choice", The Times, 13 August 1997, p 42; Joe Joseph, "Best eaten cold, cooked by somebody else?", The Times, 14 August 1997, p 43; and Christopher Dunkley, "The midsummer blues", The Financial Times, 20 August 1997, p 7.
↑ For a review of this episode, see Peter Waymark, "One Foot in the Past" in "Television Choice", The Times, 20 August 1997, p 42
↑ For a review of this episode, see Frances Lass, "One Foot in the Past" in "Television Choice", The Times, 27 August 1997, p 42.
↑ For reviews of this episode, see Peter Waymark, "One Foot in the Past" in "Television Choice", The Times, 10 September 1997, p 46; and Joe Joseph, "Man of motorbikes, milk floats and tattoos", The Times, 11 September 1997, p 47.
↑ For reviews of this episode, see Peter Waymark, "One Foot in Broadcasting House" in "Television Choice: Regent Street's ocean liner", The Times, 7 November 1997, p 50; and "Television: Today's Pick", The Independent, 7 November 1997.
↑ For reviews of this episode, see Joe Joseph, "Survivors all, but not all equally welcome", The Times, 29 April 1998, p 43; and Nancy Banks-Smith, "Have we met before?", The Guardian Weekly, vol 158, no 19, week ending 10 May 1998, p 30.
↑ For a review of this episode, see Peter Waymark, "One Foot in the Past" in "Television Choice: Bricks and mortar of time", The Times, 12 May 1998, p 54.
↑ For reviews of this episode, see Peter Waymark, "One Foot in the Past" in "Television Choice", The Times, 19 May 1998, p 54; Joe Joseph, "Beware, the end is a low probability event", The Times, 20 May 1998, p 47; "Turning circle" (1998) 207 The Architects' Journal 66 (28 May 1998).
↑ For a review of this episode, see Peter Waymark, "One Foot in the Past" in "Television Choice: Flicking through history", The Times, 26 May 1998, p 46
↑ For a review of this episode, see Peter Waymark, "One Foot in the Past" in "Television Choice: A view of Auld Reekie", The Times, 2 June 1998, p 50
↑ For reviews of this episode, see Peter Waymark, "One Foot in the Past" in "Television Choice: Remembering a princess", The Times, 16 June 1998, p 54; and Joe Joseph, "An inspiring instance of real girl power", The Times, 17 June 1998, p 43.
↑ The Times, 23 June 1998, p 55. Radio Times, Issue 3880, 20 June 1998, reprinted at BBC Programme Index
↑ For a review of this episode, see Peter Waymark, "Birthplace of the Beatles" in "Television Choice: A res des on Penny Lane", The Times, 22 July 1998, p 42.
↑ For reviews of this episode, see John Davies, "Higher channels", Times Higher Education, 12 May 2000; and Christopher Dunkley, "That was the life that was", The Financial Times, 13 May 2000, "Arts" section, p 6.
↑ Richard Morris. "A Public Past?". Hedley Swain (ed). Rescuing the Historic Environment: Proceedings of a Conference Held at Leicester University: January 1993. RESCUE: The British Archaeological Trust. 1993. ISBN 0903789175. p 9 at p 11.
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