David Macaulay: Cathedral

Author David Macaulay hosts CATHEDRAL, based on his award-winning book. Using a combination of spectacular location sequences and cinema-quality animation, the program surveys France's most famous churches. Travel back to 1214 to explore the design of Notre Dame de Beaulieu, a representative Gothic cathedral. The program tells period tales revealing fascinating stories of life and death, faith and despair, prosperity, and intrigue.

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60 min

Cast

David Macaulay

as Self / Host / Narrator

Caroline Berg

as Self

Derek Jacobi

as Pierre (voice)

Geoffrey Matthews

as Bishop Philippe / Dean of the Chapter (voice)

Brian Blessed

as Master Guillaume (voice)

Paul Bacon

as Merchant Thibaut (voice)

Sean Barrett

as Bishop Gervais / Chapter Member (voice)

Peter Pacey

as Friar Roland / Robert of Cormont (voice)

Ellis Jones

as Ansel (voice)

Director

Tim King