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Season 1

  • S01E01 Norfolk with Dan Cruickshank

    • March 15, 1997
    • BBC Two

    Dan Crucikshank travels through Norfolk with Pevsner's "The Buildings of England" visiting Holkham Hall, Great Cressingham Priory and University of East Anglia amongst others.

  • S01E02 Yorkshire with Jane Street Porter

    • March 22, 1997
    • BBC Two

    Janet Street Porter visits some of the architectural highlights of North Yorkshire including Castle Howard and the Transporter Bridge in Middlesbrough.

  • S01E03 Dorset with Patrick Wright

    • March 29, 1997
    • BBC Two

    Patrick Wright explores the architecture of Dorset, including the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Blandford, Milton Abbey and the Old Higher Lighthouse at Portland.

  • S01E04 County Durham with Lucinda Lambton

    • April 5, 1997
    • BBC Two

    Lucinda Lambton explores the architecture of County Durham, with visits to Durham Cathedral, Beamish Open Air Museum and Lambton Castle.

  • S01E05 Warwickshire with Germaine Greer

    • April 12, 1997
    • BBC Two

    Germaine Greer visits Baddesley Clinton Hall and Warwick Castle.

  • S01E06 Surrey with Michael Bracewell

    • April 19, 1997
    • BBC Two

    Michael Bracewell visits Polesden Lacey, Whitely Village, The Beehive at Gatwick Airport discussing the srchitecture found there.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Derbyshire with Joan Bakewell

    • October 31, 1998
    • BBC Two

    Retracing the footsteps of Nikolaus Pevsner, Joan Bakewell explores Derbyshire's buildings, including Haddon Hall, Richard Arkwright's mill at Cromford and the carved tombs at Wirksworth, Baden Hall and Fenny Bentley

  • S02E02 Hampshire and the Isle of Wight with Philip Hoare

    • November 7, 1998
    • BBC Two

    Writer Philip Hoare explores Hampshire, the county where he grew up, visiting Southampton docks, Winchester Cathedral, the Royal Victoria Hospital in Netley and the Isle of Wight retreats of Queen Victoria and Tennyson.

  • S02E03 Worcestershire with Jonathan Meades

    • November 14, 1998
    • BBC Two

    Jonathan Meades visits the inspiration for Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited, Madresfield Court, and tours Worcestershire's many picturesque follies and churches, which he believes are 'eye-catchers first, houses of God second'

  • S02E04 Northumberland with John Grundy

    • November 28, 1998
    • BBC Two

    Historian John Grundy explores Northumberland, including the ruins of Lindisfarne Priory, the dramatic Dunstanburgh Castle and the city of Newcastle.

  • S02E05 Bristol and Somerset with Philippa Gregory

    • December 12, 1998
    • BBC Two

    Philippa Gregory travels to Bristol, discovering the vast wealth the city acquired through the slave trade, and visiting Brunel's Clifton suspension bridge.

  • S02E06 Suffolk with Craig Brown

    • December 19, 1998
    • BBC Two

    Craig Brown reports on his travels around Suffolk, where he contrasts painter Thomas Gainsborough's view of the area with composer Benjamin Britten's. He visits Southwold with crime writer PD James, and meets historical re-enactment fan and owner of Kentwell Hall, Patrick Phillips.