In this fascinating new series, renowned actress Dame Penelope Keith travels through Britain s charming villages to uncover what makes these places so unique and special.
Armed with her beloved vintage Batsford travel books, Penelope explores the rich artistic, literary and royal histories of each region, discovers how time has changed village communities, and seeks out quirky ...
To commemorate the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, actress Penelope Keith visits the Queen's official residences in each of the four nations that make up the UK. She also meets people who hold royal appointments.
Tom and Barbara Good's dream is to live completely self-sufficiently. This means, among other things, raising their own vegetables and animals for food. Trouble is, they live in the suburbs. Their very conservative neighbors, the Leadbetters, look on, horrified, at this bold experiment. Written by George S. Davis
A posthumous BBC tribute to the beloved British comedy actor Paul Eddington.
The trilogy presents a comically fraught weekend from three different perspectives, as family and in laws gather at the decaying country home of their bedridden mother; the drink flows, and hidden enmities, intimate secrets and uncomfortable truths emerge through the veneer of jollity and civility.
Introduced by Penelope Keith
As midnight approaches and brings with it the beginning of the 1980s, the final programme of the 1970s brings back memories of some of the BBC television programmes which achieved popularity, esteem or even notoriety during the decade.
Among the well-known faces who have created an impact on our television screens over the past ten years: John Clees...
