▁Build ings ▁of ▁England ▁series . ▁ ▁Television ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁John ▁Grund y ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁present er ▁on ▁the ▁BBC ▁North ▁East ▁series , ▁' T own s cape '. ▁He ▁presented ▁the ▁popular ▁‘ T own ▁Port ra its ’ ▁which ▁were ▁later ▁transm itted ▁by ▁BBC ▁Two , ▁and ▁were ▁amongst ▁the ▁first ▁films ▁transm itted ▁on ▁BBC ▁International ▁Sat ellite ▁Television . ▁ ▁Steve ▁Rob ins , ▁who ▁produced ▁all ▁of ▁Grund y ' s ▁TV ▁program mes ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁left ▁Ty ne ▁Te es ▁Television ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁founded ▁the ▁production ▁company ▁Working ▁W onders ▁TV ▁which ▁produced ▁the ▁last ▁series ▁of ▁Grund y ' s ▁W onders , ▁and ▁Grund y ' s ▁Northern ▁P ride . ▁ ▁Grund y ▁Go es ... ▁( 1 9 9 6 – 9 9 ) ▁broadcast ▁on ▁Ty ne ▁Te es ▁partly ▁involved ▁Grund y ▁becoming ▁the ▁interesting ▁historical ▁characters ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁histor ies ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁he ▁visited . ▁ ▁Town s cape ▁was ▁on ▁BBC ▁One ▁North ▁East ▁& ▁C umb ria . ▁Grund y ' s ▁W onders ▁another , ▁longer - running ▁Ty ne ▁Te es ▁series , ▁Grund y ▁expl ored ▁architecture ▁in ▁the ▁north - east , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁C umb ria ▁and ▁York shire . ▁Grund y ' s ▁Northern ▁P ride ▁has ▁been ▁broadcast ▁since ▁ 2 0 0