Category: Factual
& Arts TV; Scotland
Date: 06.08.2004
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Lines
open at 10.00pm on Friday 6 August and close at 10.00pm on Sunday 8
August
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Speaking from Hampton Court Palace, Griff Rhys Jones
tonight (Friday 6 August) revealed that the eighth finalist and best
runner-up in 麻豆官网首页入口 TWO's Restoration series is Bawdsey Transmitter
Block in Suffolk.
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The lines are now open for the final national vote.
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The public has until Sunday night to decide which of
these buildings should have its future secured with funds raised during
the series 聳 including 拢2.5m set aside by the Heritage Lottery
Fund.
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Sunday night will see the magnificent Restoration Final
broadcast live on 麻豆官网首页入口 TWO at 9.00pm.
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Set in front of a huge audience and against the stunning
backdrop of Hampton Court Palace, Griff Rhys Jones will invite viewers,
once again, to pick up their phones and vote for the architectural treasure
they most want to see saved.
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Griff will be joined by co-presenter Natasha
Kaplinsky who anchors 麻豆官网首页入口 Breakfast News and recently won 麻豆官网首页入口
ONE's successful Strictly Come Dancing contest.
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The eight buildings viewers must now choose between
before voting lines close at 10.00pm on Sunday are:
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09011 32 22 01 Knockando
Wool Mill (Scotland)
09011 32 22 02 Archbishop's Palace (South East, England)
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09011 32 22 03 Workingman's
Institute and Memorial Hall (Wales)
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09011 32 22 04 Sherborne
House (South West, England)
09011 32 22 05 Gayle Mill (North, England)
09011 32 22 06 Playhouse Arts Centre (Northern Ireland)
09011 32 22 07 Old Grammar School and Saracen's Head (Midlands, England)
09011 32 22 08 Bawdsey Transmitter Block (East, England)
The live Restoration Final will feature reviews of the finalists and
we'll meet our ruin detectives, Marianne Suhr and Ptolemy Dean,
in person.
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Griff will talk to the tireless campaigners fighting
to save their buildings and Natasha will meet their flamboyant supporters.
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As well as catching up with some of last year's success
stories, the programme will look at the stunning restoration process
at Windsor Castle and will also talk to some of the key people involved
in the struggle to preserve our past.
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Restoration is produced by Endemol UK Productions by
麻豆官网首页入口 Scotland.
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Further information on Restoration 2004 is available
through the website at bbc.co.uk/restoration.
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Pictures are available via the 麻豆官网首页入口 Digital Picture Service
at .
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Notes to Editors
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The votes cast in previous shows have not been
carried forward so each building has started with no votes in the run
up to the Final.
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This is to help ensure the competition is as fair as
possible to each of the eight finalists.
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A minimum of 35p of every 50p call goes directly to
The Restoration Fund (a registered charity).
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Contributions can also be made to The Restoration Fund
via the donation line 聳 0871 200 5050.
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