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NEW TV PROGRAMME SEEKS RESCUED BUILDING STORIES
Dear Salvo
As the producers of 'Grand Designs', Channel 4 have commissioned Talkback Thames to make a series called 'Grand Designs: Trade Secrets' which will air on their new digital channel More4 straight after the C4 show ends, hostted by Kevin McCloud. It's going to be a studio- based magazine style show where a panel of architects take on interesting topics from the main series and we take a closer look at the aspirations, influences and trials and tribulations of the people involved in the build of their dream home.
Alex and Cheryl Reay realised their dreams when they left London and bought a romantic chocolate box 17th century cottage in the New Forest. After considerable renovation work and just three days before the birth of their first child, a fire broke out in the chimney destroying the thatch roof all the way through to ground floor level. To make matters considerably worse, their buildings insurance had lapsed and both Alex and Cheryl were out of work. In spite of this nightmare they decided to stay and rebuild their cottage, thatch and all.
We'd like to do a feature on other people who have saved buildings which looked beyond rescue or could have been abandoned in situ (fire, flood, soil erosion, forced moves because of runways, highways, reservoirs etc.) - do you know of any such stories? Are you in contact with companies which salvage entire buildings, frames etc. and give them a new lease life?
I hope to hear from you or anyone else this may be of interest to.
With thanks,
Judith Parker
More4: Grand Designs
T: 01494 733 610
Story Type : TV
Location : UK > Buckinghamshire
Category : News Stories
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Date Created : 13 Nov 2006 15:28:00
Date Modified : 07 Jul 2008 12:47:45;
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