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The Country House

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Last broadcast on Tue, 10 Nov 2009, 01:25 on BBC One (Wales only) (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

Series charting the development of the conservation movement in Britain since the Second World War. Architecture critic Tom Dyckhoff explores the decline of the country house and its fight for survival. He visits Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire to see how its owners have saved a family home from destruction. Features interviews with Sir Roy Strong and the Dowager, Duchess of Devonshire.

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Presenter
Tom Dyckhoff
Producer
Andrea Illescas
Producer
Mary Sackville-West
Executive Producer
Basil Comely

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30 minutes

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