The Art on Your Wall

The Art on Your Wall

The Art on Your Wall: Sue Perkins charts the changes in British taste towards domestic art by delving into the stories of contemporary bestsellers, charting the history of post-war prints and aiming to see first hand what the average British person displays above their mantelpiece. Half of British living rooms have art on their wall bought from high street stores, […]

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Northern Wilderness episode 2

Northern Wilderness episode 2 – The Company that Built a Country

Northern Wilderness episode 2 – The Company that Built a Country: Ray Mears goes on an epic adventure into Canada’s unforgiving yet stunning wilderness. As Ray travels across land and by canoe, he tells the story of one of the greatest companies the world has ever known – the Hudson’s Bay Company that opened up Canada.     Ray discovers

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Gardens Near and Far episode 16 – La Roche Guyon

Gardens Near and Far episode 16 – La Roche Guyon

Gardens Near and Far episode 16 – La Roche Guyon: Partly dug out in the chalk cliffs along a bend in the River Seine, the castle of La Roche Guyon overlooks an outstanding vegetable and fruit garden.     Developed by Duke Alexandre de la Rochefoucauld in the early 18th century, this garden, which as well as being a place

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The Wall - A World Divided

The Wall – A World Divided

“The Wall: A World Divided” looks deep inside the revolution that swept across Europe three decades ago — with the November 1989 opening of the Berlin Wall — to understand how this remarkable event helped end the Cold War without a shot being fired.     The Berlin Wall separating East and West Germany was the most potent symbol of

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Northern Wilderness episode 1

Northern Wilderness episode 1 – The Forgotten Forest

Northern Wilderness episode 1 – The Forgotten Forest : Ray Mears goes on an epic adventure into Canada’s unforgiving, yet stunning wilderness. His journey begins in the vast Boreal Forest at the heart of Canada. This is a place where knowledge and experience are still far more important than the equipment you carry, a place left alone for centuries before

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Courances

Gardens Near and Far episode 15 – Courances

Gardens Near and Far episode 15 – Courances: Water is omnipresent in Courances, and it structures the landscape. The area’s trees give it a highly romantic character.     The estate stretches over 75 hectares of gardens and 500 hectares of farmland. In the 16th century, the owner Côme Clausse installed a revolutionary hydraulic system there. Whereas many gardens remain

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Art of Germany

Art of Germany

Art of Germany: Three-part series in which Andrew Graham-Dixon explores German art, examining the country’s unique national style and 500-year cultural legacy.   Art of Germany part 1     Andrew Graham-Dixon begins his exploration of German art by looking at the rich and often neglected art of the German middle ages and Renaissance. He visits the towering cathedral of

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Gardening Australia episode 23 2019

Gardening Australia episode 23 2019

In Gardening Australia episode 23 2019: Jane Edmanson visits a stunning winter garden, Costa Georgiadis heads to a salon cutting hair but growing plants, Tino Carnevale checks out an organic farm and Millie Ross turns fallen leaves into garden gold.     Gardening Australia has always provided practical, trustworthy and credible gardening advice to inspire and entertain. Join Costa Georgiadis

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Bacchus – Ancient God of Ecstasy

Bacchus – Ancient God of Ecstasy

Professor Bettany Hughes investigates the story of Bacchus, god of wine, revelry, theatre and excess, travelling to Georgia, Jordan, Greece and Britain to discover his origins and his presence in the modern world, and explore how ‘losing oneself’ plays a vital role in the development of civilisation.     In this fascinating journey, Bettany begins in Georgia where she discovers

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Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival episode 4 2019

Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival episode 4 2019

Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival episode 4 2019:  It is the last day at the for Joe Swift, Jo Whiley and team – and everyone has that weekend feeling! Carol Klein is in search of foliage with a fizz, Adam Frost shares some top garden design tips, and Arit Anderson shows how to bring the festival feeling into your own

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Gardeners World episode 17 2019

Gardeners World episode 17 2019

Gardeners World episode 17 2019: Monty catches up with summer maintenance in his wildlife garden and recommends plants for deep, dry shade under trees, as well as giving advice on what to plant now for late summer harvests.     Carol Klein travels to Aberglasney Gardens in Wales to explore the best planting partners for that most ephemeral of perennials,

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Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival episode 3 2019

Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival episode 3 2019

Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival episode 3 2019: Joe Swift, Jo Whiley and team tour the Garden Festival 2019, in a programme packed with design ideas and top tips from some of the best growers and nurseries in the land.     Experts Carol Klein, Toby Buckland, Adam Frost and Arit Anderson are here to inspire us to get outdoors

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