Grundy's Wonders
| Grundy's Wonders | |
|---|---|
 Title screen | |
| Developed by | Working Wonder Productions (series 6) |
| Starring | John Grundy |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 30? |
| Production | |
| Producer | Steve Robins |
| Production locations | North East England, Cumberland, North Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Running time | 25 mins approx. |
| Original release | |
| Network | Tyne Tees Television, ITV |
| Release | 2000 – 2005 |
| Related | |
Grundy's Wonders is a Tyne Tees Television architecture programme presented by John Grundy, which began in 2000.
On the programme, Grundy explores buildings in north-east England, as well as Cumbria and Yorkshire. Each programme has a particular theme or type of building, and Grundy names his favourite piece of architecture (on the week's theme) his "Grundy's Wonder", and gives a "Big Boot" to things he dislikes.
Grundy presents the programme in an enthusiastic way, while covering many aspects of the northern English region's history; this is also one of few architecture series on television.
Episodes and places visited[edit]
Series 5[edit]
- Episode 1: "Rock" (26 October 2004)[1]
Featured the North Bar gateway, Beverley; Burton Agnes Hall; River Glen bridge at Ewart (near Wooler), Northumberland; Swarland Brickworks library (betw. Rothbury and Alnwick), Beamish tram shelter.
"Great Boot of History": BHS store, Northumberland Street, Newcastle.
"Grundy's Wonder": Houses near Crossgate Peth, Durham, with view to Durham Cathedral. - Episode 3: "Graffiti" (9 November 2004)[2]
Featured St Paul's Church, Jarrow; Falstow (near Kielder), Northumberland; Hexham Abbey; Berwick Town Hall prison.
"Great Boot of History": Jesmond Metro station.
"Grundy's Wonder": Prison cells, Carlisle Castle; Carlisle Cathedral.
Series 6[edit]
- Programme 1: "Rock" (15 September 2005)[3]
Featured Bamburgh Castle; Bamburgh House; Steel Rigg (Hadrian's Wall); Beverley Minster.
"Big Boot": Rock cut architecture. - Programme 2: "Weather" (6 October 2005)[4]
Featured Swaledale, North Yorkshire; Ryedale Folk Museum, Hutton-le-Hole; Nunnykirk Hall, Muker; Joicey Road Open-Air School; Cassop, Co. Durham.
"Big Boot": Badly-designed classrooms.
"Wonder": Devonshire Building, Newcastle University. - Programme 3: "Lead" (13 October 2005)[5]
Featured Killhope (former Park Level Mine), Co. Durham; Holmes Linn, Sinderhope, Northumberland; Stublick Chimney, Langley, Northumberland; Allenheads (former colliery); Ireshopeburn (Weardale Museum).
"Big Boot": Slag heaps.
"Wonder": Spar boxes [1], Weardale. - Programme 4: "Listed" (20 October 2005)[6]
About listed buildings.
Featured Ripon Cathedral, Ripon, North Yorks.; Surviving Medieval buildings, Quayside, Newcastle; Newcastle Castle Keep; St Bartholomew's Church, Whittingham, Northumberland.
"Big Boot": Trinity Centre Multi-Storey Car Park, Gateshead. - Programme 5: "Iron Town" (27 October 2005)[7]
Grundy pointed out reminders of the rural past in the industrialised Teesside.
Marton, Ormesby Hall, Kirkleatham, Acklam Hall, Eston.
"Big Boot": A66 road.
"Wonder": Middlesbrough. - Programme 6: "Monuments" (8 November 2005)[8]
Jesmond Old Cemetery; St Mary's Church, South Dalton, East Riding of Yorkshire; Sykes Sledmere Monument, Garton on the Wolds (near Sledmere), East Riding; Sledmere Eleanor Cross and Waggoner's Memorial, Sledmere; Grey's Monument, Newcastle; Angel of the North, Gateshead; The Spirit of South Tyneside, South Shields.
"Wonder": Conversation Piece by Juan Muñoz, South Tyneside.
References[edit]
- ^ "Grundy's Wonders – Bricks – Tyne Tees TV". Archived from the original on 1 January 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2007.
- ^ "Grundy's Wonders – Grafitti – Tyne Tees TV". Archived from the original on 1 January 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2007.
- ^ (Factsheet) Archived 22 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (Factsheet) Archived 19 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (Factsheet) Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (Factsheet) Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (Factsheet) Archived 22 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (Factsheet) Archived 22 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine