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.

Documentary History

David Macaulay

(Self / Host / Narrator)

Caroline Berg

(Self)

Derek Jacobi

(Pierre (voice))

Geoffrey Matthews

(Bishop Philippe / Dean of the Chapter (voice))

Brian Blessed

(Master Guillaume (voice))

Paul Bacon

(Merchant Thibaut (voice))

Sean Barrett

(Bishop Gervais / Chapter Member (voice))

Peter Pacey

(Friar Roland / Robert of Cormont (voice))

Ellis Jones

(Ansel (voice))