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imagine…

imagine…

2003Returning Series51 Seasons339 Episodes5.6TMDB
BBC One

The biggest names from the world of art, film, music, literature and dance. Alan Yentob gets close up with those shaping today's cultural world.

Season 5 · Episode 1

A Short History of Tall Buildings - Episode 1

May 11, 2005·50m

It begins with the extraordinary story of the technology that made it all possible: steel cage construction and the lift. Elisha Otis’s demonstration of his safety lift was the star turn at the New York Worlds Fair in 1854, run by the great American showman, PT Barnum. This streak of showmanship and element of popular entertainment runs through the New York skyscraper’s golden age.

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When did imagine… Season 5 Episode 1 air?

imagine… Season 5 Episode 1 aired on May 11, 2005.

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This episode runs for approximately 50 minutes.

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