London provided him with one of its best sites for his statue of Isaac Newton: the forecourt of the new British Library.

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Its central quadrangle was roofed but the space was soon filled with books, which were removed to the new British Library in 1998, freeing up the space for the first time in more than a century.

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Big new buildings, such as the British Library, tend to attract brickbats rather than praise.

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These new additions bolster an already extensive library of British TV classics on the service, encompassing shows such as the much loved Doctor Who, the critically acclaimed Ashes to Ashes, spy drama Spooks, highly-acclaimed mini-series Whitechapel, as well as must-see documentaries like Planet Earth.

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