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Jonathan Meades
Jonathan Turner Meades is an English writer and film-maker, primarily on the subjects of place, culture, architecture and food. His work spans journalism, fiction, essays, memoir and over fifty highly idiosyncratic television films, and has been described as "brainy, scabrous, mischievous", "iconoclastic" and possessed of "a polymathic breadth of knowledge and truly caustic wit".
Filmography
Abroad Again in Britain
5 Episode s . as Self
Abroad Again in Britain
5 Episode s . as Self
Bunkers Brutalism and Bloodymindedness
2 Episode s . as Himself
Bunkers Brutalism and Bloodymindedness
2 Episode s . as Himself
Abroad in Britain
5 Episode s . as Himself
Abroad in Britain
5 Episode s . as Himself
Jonathan Meades: Off Kilter
3 Episode s . as Self
Jonathan Meades: Off Kilter
3 Episode s . as Self
Jonathan Meades - Magnetic North
2 Episode s . as Self
Jonathan Meades - Magnetic North
2 Episode s . as Self
Jonathan Meades: Abroad Again
5 Episode s . as Himself
Jonathan Meades: Abroad Again
5 Episode s . as Himself
Victoria Died in 1901 and is Still Alive Today
1 Episode. as Self
Victoria Died in 1901 and is Still Alive Today
1 Episode. as Self
Heart Bypass: Birmingham
1 Episode. as Self
Heart Bypass: Birmingham
1 Episode. as Self
Created Shows
Bunkers Brutalism and Bloodymindedness
2 Episode s . Two-part documentary in which Jonathan Meades makes the case for 20th-century concrete Brutalist architecture in an homage to a style that he sees a brave, bold and bloodyminded. Tracing its precursors to the once-hated Victorian edifices described as Modern Gothic and before that to the unapologetic baroque visions created by John Vanbrugh, as well as the martial architecture of World War II, Meades celebrates the emergence of the Brutalist spirit in his usual provocative and incisive style. Never pulling his punches, Meades praises a moment in architecture he considers sublime and decries its detractors.
Bunkers Brutalism and Bloodymindedness
2 Episode s . Two-part documentary in which Jonathan Meades makes the case for 20th-century concrete Brutalist architecture in an homage to a style that he sees a brave, bold and bloodyminded. Tracing its precursors to the once-hated Victorian edifices described as Modern Gothic and before that to the unapologetic baroque visions created by John Vanbrugh, as well as the martial architecture of World War II, Meades celebrates the emergence of the Brutalist spirit in his usual provocative and incisive style. Never pulling his punches, Meades praises a moment in architecture he considers sublime and decries its detractors.
Jonathan Meades: Off Kilter
3 Episode s . Jonathan Meades takes a quixotic tour of Scotland, a country which has intrigued him since he first encountered lists of towns only known from football coupons
Jonathan Meades: Off Kilter
3 Episode s . Jonathan Meades takes a quixotic tour of Scotland, a country which has intrigued him since he first encountered lists of towns only known from football coupons
Jonathan Meades - Magnetic North
2 Episode s . Jonathan Meades travels from the flatlands of Flanders to Germany's spectacular Baltic coast in an attempt to decipher exactly what northernness entails.
Jonathan Meades - Magnetic North
2 Episode s . Jonathan Meades travels from the flatlands of Flanders to Germany's spectacular Baltic coast in an attempt to decipher exactly what northernness entails.
Jonathan Meades On France
3 Episode s . Jonathan Meades scrutinises the 95 per cent of France that Brits drive through and don't notice en route to the 5 per cent that conforms to their expectation
Jonathan Meades On France
3 Episode s . Jonathan Meades scrutinises the 95 per cent of France that Brits drive through and don't notice en route to the 5 per cent that conforms to their expectation
Abroad Again in Britain
5 Episode s . Jonathan Meades gives a personal perspective of British history.
Abroad Again in Britain
5 Episode s . Jonathan Meades gives a personal perspective of British history.
Abroad in Britain
5 Episode s . Series in which Jonathan Meades considers unusual homes or architecture around Britain.
Abroad in Britain
5 Episode s . Series in which Jonathan Meades considers unusual homes or architecture around Britain.
Further Abroad With Jonathan Meades
5 Episode s . Set In a distant Present. In a land where there is no such word as 'ordinary' and where every.... AAhh.. AATCHOO!
Further Abroad With Jonathan Meades
5 Episode s . Set In a distant Present. In a land where there is no such word as 'ordinary' and where every.... AAhh.. AATCHOO!
Even Further Abroad With Jonathan Meades
5 Episode s . My name is Jonathan Meades and this Series is called 'Even Further Abroad'. It peels off the drab grey overcoat of preconception to reveal the lime green posing pouch of reality beneath.
Even Further Abroad With Jonathan Meades
5 Episode s . My name is Jonathan Meades and this Series is called 'Even Further Abroad'. It peels off the drab grey overcoat of preconception to reveal the lime green posing pouch of reality beneath.
Meades Eats
3 Episode s . Meades asks if Britain really has suffered a "Gastronomic Revolution", and offers an A-Z of British food.
Meades Eats
3 Episode s . Meades asks if Britain really has suffered a "Gastronomic Revolution", and offers an A-Z of British food.
Jonathan Meades: Abroad Again
5 Episode s . Jonathan Meades Explores architecture and the British psyche once again in this series.
Jonathan Meades: Abroad Again
5 Episode s . Jonathan Meades Explores architecture and the British psyche once again in this series.
The Joy of Essex with Jonathan Meades
1 Episode. Jonathan Meades provides a tour of Essex, a county he sees as the home of picturesque villages, pre-war modernism and 19th-century social experiments.
The Joy of Essex with Jonathan Meades
1 Episode. Jonathan Meades provides a tour of Essex, a county he sees as the home of picturesque villages, pre-war modernism and 19th-century social experiments.
Jonathan Meades on Jargon
1 Episode. In this provocative television essay, writer and broadcaster Jonathan Meades turns his forensic gaze on that modern phenomenon that drives us all up the wall - jargon. In a wide-ranging programme he dissects politics, the law, football commentary, business, the arts, tabloid-speak and management consultancy to show how jargon is used to cover up, confuse and generally keep us in the dark. He contrasts this with the world of slang, which unlike jargon actually gets to the heart of whatever it's talking about even if it does offend along the way. With plenty of what is called 'strong language', Meades pulls no punches in slaying the dragon of jargon.
Jonathan Meades on Jargon
1 Episode. In this provocative television essay, writer and broadcaster Jonathan Meades turns his forensic gaze on that modern phenomenon that drives us all up the wall - jargon. In a wide-ranging programme he dissects politics, the law, football commentary, business, the arts, tabloid-speak and management consultancy to show how jargon is used to cover up, confuse and generally keep us in the dark. He contrasts this with the world of slang, which unlike jargon actually gets to the heart of whatever it's talking about even if it does offend along the way. With plenty of what is called 'strong language', Meades pulls no punches in slaying the dragon of jargon.
Victoria Died in 1901 and is Still Alive Today
1 Episode. Jonathan Meades's personal, entertaining and deliberately provocative journey through Victorian architecture. From fantasy castles to the House of Parliament, he explores the Jekyll-and-Hyde nature of Victorian society, using a combination of comic sketches, dance routines and riotous bad taste. Meades concludes that the British obsession with escapism and the desire to live in the past means Queen Victoria is still very much alive today.
Victoria Died in 1901 and is Still Alive Today
1 Episode. Jonathan Meades's personal, entertaining and deliberately provocative journey through Victorian architecture. From fantasy castles to the House of Parliament, he explores the Jekyll-and-Hyde nature of Victorian society, using a combination of comic sketches, dance routines and riotous bad taste. Meades concludes that the British obsession with escapism and the desire to live in the past means Queen Victoria is still very much alive today.
Heart Bypass: Birmingham
1 Episode. Jonathan Meades offers an affectionate critique of Birmingham - home of Balti, ELO, heavy metal, conferences, 'Crossroads' and Cadbury's - from its architecture and canals to the Brummie accent and humour.
Heart Bypass: Birmingham
1 Episode. Jonathan Meades offers an affectionate critique of Birmingham - home of Balti, ELO, heavy metal, conferences, 'Crossroads' and Cadbury's - from its architecture and canals to the Brummie accent and humour.