Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments
Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments is a TV show on BBC4. Documentary series which sees Fred Dibnah touring Britain's great building feats. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 12 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in April 2026.
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Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments
Steeplejack Fred Dibnah tours Britain admiring some of its engineering marvels. This edition focuses on structures that have been built for entertainment purposes.
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Fred Dibnah looks at some of the great achievements in civil engineering, from the earliest wrought iron suspension bridge to the Channel Tunnel.
March 2026
Fred Dibnah tours Britain's great building feats. In Chatham he visits one of the UK's oldest dockyards, while in Leeds he discovers an early form of fireproofing.
Steeplejack Fred Dibnah tours Britain admiring some of its engineering marvels. This edition takes in Preston, County Durham, St Paul's Cathedral and York Minster.
Steeplejack Fred Dibnah visits Hampton Court Palace and Cragside, one of the first homes to have electric lighting. He also examines restoration work on a 15th-century manor house.
Steeplejack Fred Dibnah tours Britain's engineering marvels. This edition visits Warwick, Edinburgh and Conwy to explore the development of the fortress.
December 2025 30:00
30:00Fred Dibnah visits Britain's arts, entertainment and leisure landmarks, including the Globe Theatre, Blackpool Tower and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
30:00Fred Dibnah explores the achievements of Britain's civil engineering pioneers, visiting the Channel Tunnel, Humber Bridge and Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
30:00Fred Dibnah visits historic places of work, including one of Britain's oldest dockyards in Chatham, Kent, and the Armley Mill in Leeds.
30:00Fred Dibnah tours places of worship, visiting Preston, home of one of Britain's tallest spires, and a Saxon church in Durham.
30:00Fred Dibnah celebrates the variety of Britain's houses and palaces, travelling from the grandeur of Hampton Court to a homely terrace in Beamish.
30:00Fred Dibnah examines the development of castles, from early Iron Age forts to secret tunnels used during World War II, visiting Warwick and Hadrian's Wall.