Season 5
5 episodes · Nov 17, 2020
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- S5E1
Kingston Lacy
Nov 17, 202045mThe presenter visits the Dorset estate of Kingston Lacy, a country house with a vast collection of rare art, including an Egyptian obelisk which proved vital to the original deciphering of ancient hieroglyphics. The house also has a history of scandal involving its 19th-century owner William Bankes, who was forced to flee the country and live in exile - but is rumoured to have occasionally snuck back home. Plus, Alison Hammond meets the estate's herd of cows and Oz Clarke visits nearby Corfe Castle.
- S5E2
Kedleston Hall
Nov 24, 202045mAlan Titchmarsh is joined by Shappi Khorsandi to explore Kedleston Hall in Derby, and learn about its most famous past resident - George Nathaniel Curzon, Viceroy of India.
- S5E3
Ham House
Dec 1, 202045mAlan Titchmarsh visits Ham House on the banks of the River Thames, braving the house's ghost tour and learning of a remarkable female resident who lived during the Civil War.
- S5E4
Penrhyn Castle
Dec 8, 202045mAlan Titchmarsh reveals the shocking truth about Penrhyn Castle and how it was built from fortunes made in the plantations of the West Indies.
- S5E5
Tyntesfield
Dec 15, 202045mAt Tyntesfield, Alan learns about the rise of William Gibbs, who became the richest non-aristocrat in 19th-century Britain through the trade of guano - otherwise known as bird droppings. Meanwhile, Chef Tony Singh and presenter Miriam O’Reilly explore beyond the Victorian Gothic house to discover the estate’s gardens, while Louis Emerick visits Mr Straw’s House in Nottinghamshire where, like Tyntesfield, it seems as though time has stood still for almost a century.