BBC partners with National Trust for new collaboration
The BBC has partnered with the National Trust for a new four-part series: To the Manor Reborn.
The hour long episodes will look at the process behind bringing an historic property back to life, and will be presented by Penelope Keith and Paul Martin.
It has been commissioned by Mark Bell, commissioning editor for Arts at the BBC. The 4 x 60-minute series is produced by BBC Vision London Factual and will be broadcast later this year.
To The Manor Reborn will see a team of historians, experts, and volunteers refurbishing 500-year-old Avebury Manor in Wiltshire, putting the country house in to a national, historic perspective. The series and project will reflect on the story of Britain across five centuries, exploring a wide range of craft and furniture-making skills and revealing the invention of ‘the home’. The house will be restored as an immersive experience, being one of few National Trust properties open for the public where they can touch, sit on and enjoy all aspects of the house.
Sarah Staniforth, museums and collections director for the National Trust, says: “The National Trust is delighted to partner with the BBC in this exciting series. It is not only a unique opportunity to engage viewers in the history of interior design and architecture but is also a way for the Trust to push the boundaries in bringing properties to life.”