Dan Cruickshank
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Known For:Acting
Birthday:1949-08-27
Place of Birth:London, England
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The Lost World of Tyntesfield (2003)
Dan Cruickshank explores one of Britain’s last Victorian country homes, Tyntesfield, a Gothic fantasy frozen in time and a monument to the...
London: A Tale of Two Cities (2012)
The 17th century saw London plunge into a series of devastating disasters. The Civil War, a murderous plague, and the destruction of the great fire...
The Victorian Way of Death (2001)
Dan Cruickshank examines how Victorian society confronted the issue of death by piecing together the fate of five seemingly unrelated corpses. His...
Cruickshank on Kew: The Garden That Changed the World (2009)
As the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew prepare to celebrate their 250th anniversary, Dan Cruickshank unearths some of the surprising stories that shaped...
Dan Cruickshank & The House That Wouldn't Die (2003)
This unique recreation of an 18th-century home, in London's Spitalfields, has to be seen to be believed. Dan Cruickshank smells the rotting food and...
Dan Cruickshank and the Family That Built Gothic Britain (2014)
As good as any Dickens novel, this is the triumphant and tragic story of the greatest architectural dynasty of the 19th century. Dan Cruickshank...
The Fairytale Castles of King Ludwig II (2013)
Ludwig II of Bavaria, more commonly known by his nicknames the Swan King or the Dream King, is a legendary figure - the handsome boy-king, loved by...
Britain's Park Story (2010)
The British invented them for the world, and they have been described as 'the lungs of the city - historian Dan Cruickshank reveals the history of...
Adventures in Architecture (2008)
British architectural historian Dan Cruickshank explores the world's most unusual and interesting buildings, structures and sites, believing that...
The Bridges That Built London (2012)
Dan Cruickshank explores the mysteries and secrets of the bridges that have made London what it is. He uncovers stories of Bronze-Age relics emerging...
The Road to Palmyra (2018)
Historian Dan Cruickshank and photographer Don McCullin venture into the heart of war-torn Syria on a dangerous mission to document the cultural...
Dan Cruickshank's Civilisation Under Attack (2015)
Islamic State has declared war on the most important and romantic ancient architectural sites in the world. Jihadi fighters seek the total...
Dan Cruickshank's Monuments of Remembrance (2018)
Dan Cruickshank reveals the extraordinary story behind the design and building of iconic First World War memorials and explores the idea behind the...
Kidnapped: A Georgian Adventure (2011)
In 1728, 12-year-old James Annesley was snatched from the streets of Dublin and sold into slavery in America - the victim of a wicked uncle hell-bent...
Dan Cruickshank: Resurrecting History: Warsaw (2015)
Dan Cruickshank returns to his childhood home of Warsaw for the first time in almost 60 years. In a personal and moving film, he recalls his boyhood...
Dan Cruickshank: Resurrecting History: Warsaw (2015)
The Fairytale Castles of King Ludwig II (2013)
Dan Cruickshank and the Family That Built Gothic Britain (2014)
Dan Cruickshank's Civilisation Under Attack (2015)
Dan Cruickshank's Monuments of Remembrance (2018)
Dan Cruickshank: At Home with the British (2016)
Dan Cruickshank takes an up-close-and-personal look at the place we are all familiar with but rarely stop to question – our home. Why are those...
Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank (2005)
Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank is a BBC Television documentary series in which Dan Cruickshank explores the mysteries of Ancient Egypt.
Invasion (2001)
A BBC documentary series in which Dan Cruickshank examines attempts and plans to invade Britain and Ireland over the years by exploring coastal...
Majesty and Mortar: Britain's Great Palaces (2014)
From the Tower of London to Buckingham Palace, Dan Cruickshank tells the story of a thousand years of palace building, the mystery of why so many...
What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us (2003)
What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us is a BBC documentary series produced in conjunction with the Open University that examines the impact of...
Timeshift (2002)
Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and...
Timeshift (2002)
Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and...
The Lost World of Friese-Greene (2006)
Dan Cruickshank retraces pioneering 1920s filmmaker Claude Friese-Greene's route around Britain. Dan travels through Wales and the Midlands to the...
Metalworks! (2012)
Series looking at aspects of British metalworking over the centuries, including the art of the silversmith, the history of armour and the work of the...
Riding Britain's Railways (2010)
Britain's railways were key to the development of Britain - they helped facilitate the Industrial Revolution, the suburbs- and the commuter - and...
Brick by Brick: Rebuilding Our Past (2012)
Dan Cruickshank and Charlie Luxton uncover the incredible hidden stories behind historic buildings as they are dismantled brick by brick and...
Around the World in 80 Treasures (2005)
Cruickshank takes a five-month world tour visiting his choices of the eighty greatest man-made treasures, including buildings and artifacts. His tour...
The Lost World of Mitchell & Kenyon (2005)
Examines the recent discovery of 800 short films from the Edwardian Age, made by pioneering film-makers Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon.
Travels with Pevsner (1997)
Series in which presenters explore architecture in the footsteps of Nikolaus Pevsner.
Dan Cruickshank's Adventures in Architecture (2008)
Historian and writer Dan Cruickshank celebrates architecture as a creative force as he explores the world's greatest cities, buildings and monuments.
Great Railway Adventures with Dan Cruickshank (2010)
Climb up on the footplate and join historian and host Dan Cruickshank for a railway adventure like no other as he investigates how trains helped...
Great Railway Adventures with Dan Cruickshank (1970)
Dan Cruickshank takes an up-close-and-personal look at the place we are all familiar with but rarely stop to question – our home. Why are those...
Great Railway Adventures with Dan Cruickshank (1970)
Historian and writer Dan Cruickshank celebrates architecture as a creative force as he explores the world's greatest cities, buildings and monuments.
Great Railway Adventures with Dan Cruickshank (1970)
From the Tower of London to Buckingham Palace, Dan Cruickshank tells the story of a thousand years of palace building, the mystery of why so many...
Great Railway Adventures with Dan Cruickshank (1970)
Architectural historian Dan Cruickshank journeys to Afghanistan on an expedition into the heart of its war torn cities and mountainous regions in...