Description
20 x 60'
RDF West for ITV
With full access to some of the most beautiful National Trust buildings and parks, we meet the dedicated army of volunteers who look after Britain's most treasured sites.
Beyond the red ropes and guidebooks, Michael Buerk (BBC News) discovers what it takes to safeguard some of Britain’s most iconic castles, mansions and landscapes. The engaging cast of devotees includes a professor of English who also works on a rare breeds farm, a former teacher who now dresses as a Georgian servant, and the 86 year-old chatelaine of medieval Sizergh Castle. Each show is packed with surprises as Michael rolls up his sleeves to clean a priceless chandelier, learns the ancient craft of hedgelaying and helps to lamb a ewe. The jaw-dropping locations profiled include The Lake District, Wimpole Hall in Cambridgeshire, the gloriously remote Farne Islands, and the Victorian wonder, Cragside.