Published to coincide with a major new six-part BBC1 series, this is a full and gloriously colourful social history of the nation through its buildings. The well-known and popular TV journalist David Dimbleby tells the dramatic and heroic story of Britain's architecture. How did we get from the fortified tower to the grand open mansion and back again to the gated communities of today? Can architecture really make a difference to our quality of life? A fascinating account of a thousand years of change in Britain's buildings.