Gareth races to prepare his eight amateur singers for the biggest performance of their lives, taking on Bach’s St John Passion alongside world-class professional singers and musicians. Show more
Gareth chooses from hundreds of applicants and auditions new singers for a special performance of Bach’s St John Passion before an intense eight weeks of rehearsing gets under way. Show more
Gareth’s eight amateur singers are set for the biggest performance of their lives, taking on Bach’s St John Passion alongside world-class professional singers and musicians in Cardiff. Show more
Royal Upstairs Downstairs
Episode 1: Chatsworth
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
Tim Wonnacott and Rosemary Shrager travel in the footsteps of Queen Victoria. They visit Chatsworth House, where Victoria stayed for four days in October 1832. Show more
Royal Upstairs Downstairs
Episode 3: Harewood
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
Antiques expert Tim Wonnacott and chef Rosemary Shrager visit Harewood House in Yorkshire, following in the footsteps of Queen Victoria and her royal visits. Show more
Royal Upstairs Downstairs
Episode 4: Holkham
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
Antiques expert Tim Wonnacott and chef Rosemary Shrager visit Holkham Hall in North Norfolk, following in the footsteps of Queen Victoria and her royal visits. Show more
Royal Upstairs Downstairs
Episode 7: Walmer
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
Tim Wonnacott and Rosemary Shrager are at Walmer Castle in Kent following in the footsteps of Queen Victoria, who was 23 years old when she visited in November of 1842. Show more
Royal Upstairs Downstairs
Episode 10: Blair
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
Antiques expert Tim Wonnacott and chef Rosemary Shrager visit Blair Castle in Scotland, following in the footsteps of Queen Victoria, who was there in 1844. Show more
Royal Upstairs Downstairs
Episode 11: Burghley
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
Antiques expert Tim Wonnacott and chef Rosemary Shrager visit Burghley House in Lincolnshire, following in the footsteps of Queen Victoria, who visited in 1844. Show more
Royal Upstairs Downstairs
Episode 12: Hatfield
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
Rosemary Shrager and Tim Wonnacott visit Hatfield House in Hertfordshire, the former home of Elizabeth I, to reveal the story of Queen Victoria's visit there in 1846. Show more
Royal Upstairs Downstairs
Episode 13: Castle Howard
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
Rosemary Shrager and Tim Wonnacott visit Castle Howard in Yorkshire, following in the footsteps of Queen Victoria and her tour of the country. Show more
Royal Upstairs Downstairs
Episode 14: Stoneleigh
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
Rosemary Shrager and Tim Wonnacott visit Stoneleigh Abbey in Warwickshire, revealing just what happened when Queen Victoria visited the Leigh family in 1858. Show more
Royal Upstairs Downstairs
Episode 19: Waddesdon
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
Rosemary Shrager and Tim Wonnacott visit Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, where Queen Victoria stayed in 1890, at the age of 70. Show more
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Episode 20: Compilation
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
Rosemary Shrager and Tim Wonnacott look back at what they've found out about Queen Victoria, choosing some of their favourite stories that helped them get to know her. Show more
Royal Upstairs Downstairs
Episode 16: Penrhyn
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
Rosemary Shrager and Tim Wonnacott visit Penrhyn Castle in Bangor, North Wales, where Victoria and Albert stayed in 1859 for three days. Show more
Royal Upstairs Downstairs
Episode 17: Floors
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales
Rosemary Shrager and Tim Wonnacott visit Floors Castle on the River Tweed in Scotland, where Queen Victoria stayed for three days in 1867. Show more
Royal Upstairs Downstairs
Episode 18: Hughenden
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
Rosemary Shrager and Tim Wonnacott visit Hughenden Manor, the home of prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, whom Queen Victoria visited to discuss an international crisis. Show more
30 minutes
Series in which Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker and author Alfred Wainwright. She sets off to climb Helvellyn via the fearsome ridge of Striding Edge. Show more
Julia Bradbury explores the work of fell walker Alfred Wainwright. She faces Scafell Pike, England's highest peak, and must reach the 978m summit before darkness falls. Show more
30 minutes
Series in which Julia Bradbury explores the work of Britain's greatest fell walker Alfred Wainwright. Julia climbs her first mountain, Blencathra, and tackles Sharp Edge. Show more