
Going Going Gone: Nick Broomfield's Disappearing Britain
2016-05-25 · 60 min · Not rated
Two iconic British buildings - the Wellington Rooms in Liverpool and the Coal Exchange in Cardiff - are threatened with demolition and Nick Broomfield is on the case.
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