Bunkers, Brutalism and Bloodymindedness: Concrete Poetry with Jonathan Meades: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Two-part documentary in which Jonathan Meades makes the case for 20th-century concrete Brutalist architecture in an homage to a style that he sees a brave, bold and bloodyminded. Tracing its precursors to the once-hated Victorian edifices described as Modern Gothic and before that to the unapologetic baroque visions created by John Vanbrugh, as well as the martial architecture of World War II, Meades celebrates the emergence of the Brutalist spirit in his usual provocative and incisive style. Never pulling his punches, Meades praises a moment in architecture he considers sublime and decries its detractors.

Series details

• Title: Bunkers, Brutalism and Bloodymindedness: Concrete Poetry with Jonathan Meades
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2014-02-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-02-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Four
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 29418
• TVDB ID: 278661

Cast and credited roles

• Jonathan Meades — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-02-16; final listed air date 2014-02-23; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

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