An intimate insight into the workings of elephant society in Kenya. David Attenborough narrates. First shown on BBC1
Secrecy shrouded the Tyntesfield Estate near Bristol for over 100 years. This is the inside story of the Trust's crusade to save the house and make it more accessible.
A naive young maid falls for a charismatic male impersonator, embarking on an adventure that takes her into a magical and sexually charged world. Rachael Stirling , Keeley Hawes , Anna Chancellor , Jodhi May and John Bowe star in Andrew Davies 's dramatisation of Sarah Waters 's novel. A documentary on Waters follows.
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Sarah Waters was established as one of our top young writers with her novel Fingersmith.
She's been compared to Dickens, but her 19th-century world has a modern sexual twist. Dilly Barlow narrates a look at her work.
- Hardwick Hall : Elizabeth,
Countess of Shrewsbury was one of the most capable and ambitious women in Elizabethan England.
Hardwick Hall has become her lasting monument and is full of references to her wish for one of her descendents to sit on England's throne. With Dan Cruickshank
