Marvels of the Modern Age

Marvels of the Modern Age
Genre Documentary
Presented by Dan Cruickshank
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 4
Production
Executive producer(s) Basil Comely
Distributor BBC
Release
Original network BBC Two
Picture format 16:9
Audio format Stereo
Original release 9 May (2006-05-09) – 30 May 2006 (2006-05-30)
Chronology
Related shows Living with Modernism
External links
Website

Dan Cruickshank's Marvels of the Modern Age is a BBC documentary series in which Dan Cruickshank traces the roots of Modernism and focuses on the movement's leading lights, such as Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright, and the century's most seismic political events including the rise of Nazi Germany.

The series was first broadcast on BBC Two between 9 and 30 May 2006 to coincides with the exhibition Modernism: Designing a New World at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

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