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How We Built Britain

How We Built Britain

Description: David Dimbleby journeys through Britain to discover the buildings that have made us who we are.
Genre: Documentary, History
Year Released: 2007
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 6
First episode air date: June 3, 2007
Network: BBC One
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
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