A History of British Architecture with Simon Jenkins and Rory Stewart
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Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet. I'm producer Leila Ishmael. Our guest today is Guardian columnist and best-selling author Simon Jenkins. His books include a short history of England and Britain's hundred best railway stations. In this episode, Jenkins will discuss his latest book, A Short History of British Architecture from Stonehenge to the Shard.
Joining him in conversation to talk about Britain's rich architectural history and how to protect it is co-host of The Restless Politics, Rory Stewart. Let's join Rory now with more. Welcome to Intelligence Squared. I'm Rory Stewart, and my guest today is Simon Jenkins. Simon is a former editor of the Evening Standard, former editor of The Times.
chair of the National Trust, columnist, author, writing a great deal in The Guardian, but he's also an expert on history and, I suppose, what we call the built environment of the British Isles. So his books include short history of England, cathedrals, masterpieces of architecture, feats of engineering, icons of faith, and his latest, which we're here to talk about today, which is a wonderful book called A Short History of British architecture. So I guess, Simon, first thing to start on, where did you become interested in architecture? Where does this begin in your life?
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