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Season 2
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Nick follows the 40-million-pound restoration of Stowe House in Buckinghamshire. Once one of Britain's most beautiful buildings, he joins the team as they save the dining room's ceiling which has fallen foul and uncovers lost paintings and hangs silk wallpaper.
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Nick follows the restoration of one of West London's hidden gems, Boston Manor. He meets the team taking its once magnificent state rooms back to their former glory and discovers its colourful history as a home for the ultimate social climbers.
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Nick heads to Blenheim, one of Britain's grandest palaces and the home of Winston Churchill to follow a massive conservation project on a stunning Baroque ceiling, as well as restoring a shredded coronation dress and exploring parts of the Palace untrodden for almost 300 years.
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Nick heads to the Cotswolds to see the restoration of Kelmscott Manor, the home of one of Britain's greatest designers, William Morris as the artisans try to remain true to the Morris spirit.
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Nick Knowles follows the restoration of Lincoln Cathedral's famous medieval stone West Front. After being covered in scaffolding for over 40 years, the question is whether the cathedral can be returned to its former glory.
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Nick Knowles follows the 8-million pound restoration of 500-year-old moated manor house Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk. The project began after the sudden collapse of a dormer window.
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Nick follows the rescue of Wentworth Woodhouse, the largest stately home in Britain and once home to Earls and host to royalty. But for over 70 years, it’s been left to wrack and ruin, too big to be viable as a home today. As the 100 million pound project to save it for the nation moves on, Nick joins the artisans brought ...
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Nick joins Charles Courtenay, the 19th Earl of Devon, as he tries to save Powderham Castle from destruction at the hands of the weather. Charlie, as he prefers to be known, is the 28th generation of Courtenays to live in this fabulous castle. But years of neglect, and a very dodgy roof, have seen water streaming into the b...
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Nick follows the skilled and passionate artisans trying to save Exeter Cathedral from succumbing to the Great British weather. It was no accident that the Cathedral was at the top of Hitler’s list when he decided to bomb Britain’s best heritage buildings. Today, its enemy is the weather and the task of restoring its incred...
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Nick follows detailed and intricate restoration work at Eastnor Castle in the Malvern Hills. As one of Britain’s finest fairy tale castles, it was built entirely to impress. For owners James Hervey Bathurst and his wife Lucy, keeping the place alive is a full-time challenge.
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Nick follows the rescue of one of Britain’s most quirky and enigmatic buildings, The Brighton Pavilion. George IV was Britain’s most reviled king, hated for his excessive spending. But his penchant for a party lead to the building of this party palace that combines architectural styles from around the world. But today, its...
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Nick follows the extraordinary rescue of Castle Howard in Yorkshire before its roof gives in to the Great British weather. Backdrop to classic period dramas like Brideshead Revisited, Castle Howard is one of Britain’s most loved stately homes. But since a huge fire in 1940, keeping the place alive has been the full-time oc...
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