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Presents
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The Secret Life of the National Grid
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Episode 1 - Wiring the Nation

At the heart of Britain sits something so all pervasive we don't even notice it's there - the national electricity grid.
This three-part series charts how our lives got wired and the impact electrification has had.
The opening part takes us from the epic construction of the first grid in the 1920s and 30s to the challenge of making
sure there is power at the flick of a switch today. Using rare archive and vivid personal accounts it reveals the heroic
efforts, architectural masterpieces and engineering achievements behind the real power map of Britain.

Britain’s pylons today are still based on those designed for the original grid in the 1920s with the help of architect
Sir Reginald Blomfield. The first ones were greeted with a mix of awe and opposition, and inspired Stephen Spender to
write the poem ‘The Pylons’.
Journalist Jonathan Glancey and poet Stephen Spender on pylons

Contributors include author Will Self, urban planner Sir Peter Hall and grid veterans on how Britain first banished darkness
and turned on the electric light.




Production

Series.............: Producer Gaby Hornsby
Narrator...........: Philip Glenister
Director...........: Gaby Hornsby
Executive Producer.: Clare Sillery

Releated Links

A history of electric lighting in the home - www.theiet.org

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