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One Foot in the Past

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

The programme uncovering Britain's heritage. Presenter Kirsty Wark asks just how did King Henry VIII go to the lavatory? At Hampton Court Palace
Simon Thurley reveals an underground network of tunnels dealing with Tudor waste and sewage, and lifts the lid on an ancient royal convenience. The programme recreates the lost Great
House of Easement - Hampton Court's 28-seater communal lavatory. Liz Dawn , Coronation Street's
Vera Duckworth , time travels to Temple
Newsam House, just outside Leeds, for an 18th century-style "make-over". Plus there's an exploration of that surreal form of gardening, the art of hedge-cutting ortopiary.
Series producer Basil Comely; Executive producers Roland Keating , Sally Angel

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Wark
Unknown:
King Henry Viii
Unknown:
Simon Thurley
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Liz Dawn
Unknown:
Vera Duckworth
Producers:
Roland Keating
Source: Radio Times

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