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Kevin McCloud's Grand Tour

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Kevin McCloud follows in the footsteps of some of the most notorious aristocrats, artists and architects of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, as he explores the lasting legacy of the 'Grand Tour' on today's Britain in a new four-part series.

The Grand Tour was the gap year journey of its day. A search for art and enlightenment, adventure and debauchery, taken as the final step in the education of the British gent.

From Paris and Venice, to Athens and the Alps, Kevin follows the typical journeys of the Grand Tourists, revelling in the sights, sounds, tastes and smells that forever changed the way the British lived. But he also unveils the dark side of the Grand Tour in the shady alleys and drinking dens that line its route.