BRITAIN'S BEST BUILDINGS - THE CIRCUS
The Circus is a ring of 33 terraced houses built in Bath in the 1750s and 60s by the architect John Wood the Elder. Dan Cruickshank goes in search of the meaning of the mysterious symbols on the facades of the houses and attempts to trace the various influences upon John Wood.
My New Hero
Wednesday 19 May 2004 10pm-11pm; rpt 12.30am-1.30am; 3am-4am; Sunday 23 May 7pm-8pm; 12.30am-1.30am
He managed to drag in the Druids, Romans, Greeks, the Freemasons and anyone else who happened to pass by. Truly inspirational.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/bbb-circus.shtml