Category: Factual & Arts TV
Date: 03.03.2006
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The top three designs in the Great British Design Quest were revealed on 91Èȱ¬ TWO's The Culture Show last night.
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The Design Museum and The Culture Show have asked the public to vote for their favourite British
design since 1900 in the Great British Design Quest.
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And the top three designs are:
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London Underground map, 1931
Design: Harry Beck;
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Supermarine Spitfire aircraft, 1934-1935
Design: Reginald Mitchell;
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Concorde, 1969-1976
Design: British Aerospace Corporation with Aerospatiale.
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The top three designs fought off stiff competition from a longlist of 25 design
icons drawn up by the Design Museum and The Culture Show.
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They included the Routemaster bus, the K2 telephone kiosk, the World Wide
Web and the Mini.
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The advocates of the top three designs - James Naughtie, Dan Snow and Jonathan
Glancey - argued the case for their favourite to win on The Culture Show last night on 91Èȱ¬ TWO.
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Public votes will determine the
winning design, to be unveiled on the programme on Thursday 16 March.
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Viewers can vote for their favourite design from the top three at bbc.co.uk/designquest.
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