In Our Time: Sir John SoaneSeries 1, episode 4Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the architect John Soane, who lived from 1753 to 1837. The son of a bricklayer, Soane rose up the ranks of his profession as an architect to see many of his designs realised to great acclaim, particularly the Bank of England and the Law Courts, although his work there has been largely destroyed. He is now best known for his house in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London, which he remodelled and crammed with antiquities and artworks Click to see when In Our Time, Sir John Soane is coming up on UK TV Cast (unconfirmed)
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