English Heritage
English Heritage
TV ShowEnded

English Heritage

2009
1 season
4 episodes
Documentary

An observational documentary series made over four years, following four stories of properties whose conservation falls under the guardianship of English Heritage and its controversial chief executive, Simon Thurley.

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  • A Very Grand Design

    1.A Very Grand Design

    24-04-200960m

    When new English Heritage chief executive Simon Thurley decided to buy Apethorpe Hall, a crumbling Jacobean palace hidden away in the Northamptonshire countryside, he was hoping to...

  • Romancing the Stone

    2.Romancing the Stone

    01-05-200960m

    Chief executive Simon Thurley's programme of modernisation leads to the project of saving Sheffield's Park Hill Estate, a crumbling 1950s monolith that dominated the city's skyline...

  • The Queen, Her Lover and His Castle

    3.The Queen, Her Lover and His Castle

    08-05-200960m

    Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire is not much more than a picturesque ruin but once it was home to Lord Robert Dudley who, in 1575, built a garden for a visit by Elizabeth I. Only...

  • Full Steam Ahead

    4.Full Steam Ahead

    15-05-200960m

    The restoration of London's King's Cross is the biggest infrastructure project in Europe. On one side stands Clare Brady, English Heritage case officer, who is trying to preserve f...

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