Afoot Again in the Past Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• Arthur's Seat

  Ian Richardson explains why he feels passionately about local landmark Arthur's Seat above Edinburgh

• Babbacombe

  Derek Jacobi celebrates the English Riviera of the 1940s

• Ballrooms

  Actress Dora Bryan celebrates the beauty of Britain's ballrooms and the endurance of true love

• Batty Langley

  Dan Cruickshank investigates the dangerous consequences of dubious Georgian building practices

• Birnbeck Pier

  Actor Rupert Graves celebrates the golden age of Victorian seaside piers as he explores Birnbeck pier in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset

• Bleak House

  Actress Miriam Margolyes fondly recalls her childhood holidays, spent at the seaside and Bleak House

• Canova

  Alexander Stoddart celebrates the work of Italian neo-classical sculptor Antonio Canova

• Castle Leslie

  Lucinda Lambton visits the great estate of Castle Leslie in Ireland

• Cheltenham Spa

  Raine Spencer extols the virtues of historic Cheltenham and the famous spa waters

• Claridge's and Pinewood

  Raine Spencer explores the history of the opulent Claridge's Hotel and Bob Monkhouse uncovers the lasting legacy of Britain's Pinewood Studios

• Cliveden

  Ross Kemp celebrates the seductive charms of Cliveden : formerly the home of the Astors and a Prince of Wales : infamous as the place where John Profumo met Christine Keeler and now a stylish country house hotel

• Clouds Hill

  The series investigating Britain's architectural heritage continues with a visit by Ralph Fiennes to the former home of TE Lawrence in the heart of Dorset

• Cold War Sites

  Dan Cruickshank penetrates the secret world of monumental missiles

• Dalkey Island

  Actress Sorcha Cusack explores the island of Dalkey off the east coast of Ireland

• Deadly Devotions

  Roger Bowdler and Kirsty Wark examine a crisis hitting British cemeteries

• Debtors' Gaols

  Debtors' jails : were they really as grim and harrowing as Charles Dicken made out?

• Defence of the Art

  Dan Cruickshank examines the lengths Britain went to to protect its art when Germany attempted to bomb the nation into submission by targeting historic treasures during World War Two

• Duncombe and Wilton House

  Ian Carmichael reminisces about Army life in a stately home and Leslie Phillips remembers a scandal at Salisbury's Wilton House

• Georgian Calcutta

  Dan Cruickshank goes in search of long-lost places in Calcutta

• Godwin/GG Scott Jnr

  Dan Cruickshank endeavours to find out why Godwin's once much-loved architecture has been forgotten and takes a look at the life of GG Scott Jnr, who lost his mind and died in mysterious circumstances

• GWR and Paddington Station

  Gavin Stamp traces the rise of the Great Western Railway and Kirsty Wark examines the construction of Paddington Station

• Hampton Court

  Simon Thurley visits Hampton Court Palace to find out all about Henry VIII's famous sewerage system

• Ickworth House

  Nigel Havers takes in the sights and sounds of Ickworth House in Suffolk

• Inchmahome

  Kirsty Wark visits Mary, Queen of Scots' former residence, the 13th-century Inchmahome Priory, situated on an island in the Lake of Menteith, Perthshire

• Jack Charlton

  Retired footballer Jack Charlton visits Warkworth Castle in Northumberland

• Lallgarh Palace

  Actor Roshan Seth visits Lallgarh Palace and celebrates a maharaja's vision in the desert

• Larchill

  Presenter Lucinda Lambton visits Larchill, a unique ornamental farm designed in the 18th century in Co Kildare

• Lord's

  Ainsley Harriott dons his whites and visits Lord's Cricket Ground

• Lost Rivers

  Simon Thurley descends into the bowels of London in search of one of its lost rivers : the once-great Fleet

• Lubetkin and Hunting

  Kirsty Wark looks at architecture inspired by animals and Dan Cruickshank visits London Zoo to see how it influenced the course of British building

• The New Age of Steam

  Kirsty Wark explores the nation's favourite mode of transport as she celebrates the new age of steam

• One Foot in the Cold War

  Documentary revealing the various tools of annihilation held during the Cold War, including nuclear shelters, missiles and bombers

• Palermo

  Dan Cruickshank explores the baroque splendour of Palermo, soaking up the heady atmosphere of the region

• Pavilion of Love

  Raine Spencer explores the romantic history of Brighton's ornate Royal Pavilion

• Peterlee

  Kirsty Wark visits the Pavilion at Peterlee : a monument which has stood for hope and optimism in the past, but which the local community now want to blow up

• Petworth Holiday

  Insight into the work involved in getting Petworth House ready for the busy summer season as tourists make a beeline for the National Trust property

• Pienza

  Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the beautiful Tuscan city of Pienza

• Pienza and Palermo

  Pienza and Palermo

• Pioneer Health Centre

  Kirsty Wark explores the Pioneer Health Centre in south London

• Portmeirion

  Jools Holland takes a trip to Portmeirion in North Wales, a small village famed for its architecture

• RA Bridge, Joan Bakewell, Lost Rivers

  Joan Bakewell indulges in the pleasures of travelling, while Dan Cruickshank celebrates Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge and Simon Thurley searches for London's River Fleet

• Romance of Motoring

  Dan Cruickshank celebrates the romantic age of motoring back in the 1930s

• Royal Albert Bridge

  Dan Cruickshank celebrates Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge

• Royal Bedrooms

  Simon Thurley goes behind the closed doors of some royal bedrooms, imagining the pillow talk that went on between various regal couples throughout history

• The Royal Hotel Grimsby/The New Age of Steam

  Actress Patricia Hodge recalls her all-singing all-dancing childhood in a Grimsby seaside hotel and Kirsty Wark celebrates the new age of steam

• Salisbury Cathedral

  Esther Rantzen experiences the peace and tranquillity of Salisbury Cathedral

• Secret Mall

  Simon Thurley explores houses along The Mall in London, revealing their effect on Britain's architectural heritage

• Sex in the other Century

  Dan Cruickshank investigates evidence suggesting vast tracts of London were built entirely from the profits of the thriving sex industry in Georgian England

• Stately Kitchens

  Kirsty Wark explores some of the finest kitchens hidden in Britain's stately homes

• Stoodley Pike

  Bernard Ingham visits the obelisk at Stoodley Pike to explore its historical significance

• Travel

  Kirsty Wark takes a nostalgic look at the golden age of travel, asking whether the British public could be persuaded to give up their cars and relive the past

• The Troxy/Debtors' Gaols

  Kiri Te Kanawa enjoys the sights at an art deco palace, and there's an investigation into debtors' jails : were they really as grim and harrowing as Charles Dickens made out?

• Valiant Soldier

  Dan Cruickshank looks back at an age of innocence when he visits an old pub where time was called more than 30 years ago

• Wallpaper/Chimneys

  Lucinda Lambton celebrates the oldest wallpaper factory in London and Dennis Cruickshank gets all fired up about the glories of the great British chimney

• Waltham Abbey

  Dan Cruickshank explores the untold story of Britain's military might down the ages

• Whitehall Palace

  Simon Thurley reveals Britain's forgotten palace, Whitehall, which is now virtually hidden from public view

• Woking Mosque

  A visit to Britain's oldest purpose-built mosque, in Woking

• Woolverstone Hall

  Neil Pearson takes a trip down Memory Lane with a visit to Woolverstone Hall in Suffolk, where he spent his schooldays

• WWII Civilian Protection

  Dan Cruickshank reveals how ill prepared Britain was to protect its civilian population during World War Two