Stonemason Andrew Ziminski has worked on many of our greatest monuments; from Neolithic monoliths to Roman baths and temples, from Salisbury Cathedral to engine houses, mills and aqueducts of the Industrial Revolution.
The Times walking correspondent Christopher Somerville set out to explore Britain’s cathedrals, discovering buildings and communities in constant upheaval for a thousand years. Together they will discuss the stories behind these great buildings, the people behind the mortar and stone: monarchs and bishops, labourers and peasants, saints and masons.
David Walsh taught history at Tonbridge School for 37 years and is co-author of Public Schools and the Second World War.