[Stansfield]

Originally Posted by gomezz

We know that for example the M1 would be a lot straighter and more direct than it actually is if it were not for undue pressure through non-constitutional channels from those who had the right contacts. Look for a replay on that with HS2.

I made sure it was built just a Mile from where I live.

Originally Posted by sian2011

I really enjoyed this one, loved the table cloth incident!! Lol!! It did look very shabby!

The Duke and Duchess are going across really well, seem very lovely people and being horsey I loved seeing her excitement of seeing her horse compete. Shame for them the event was cancelled this year becuase of the weather.

Irongate....

Originally Posted by david1955

Last week's was excellent but this episode was as dull as it gets. About half the programme was about ironing that bloody tablecloth. It would have been nice to have seen a bit more of the horse trials

I feel it's on at the wrong time....prime time BBC1 on Monday....isn't a place for Ironing.

BBC2 6.30pm....10 half hour episodes....Perfect.

[Glomper]

Having read here about the ironing and indoor flowers, I did miss out a lot of this episode 2.

As a regular visitor it added nothing.

Let's see what ep3 brings, I think one ep would have been long enough.

[Doghouse Riley]

Originally Posted by Glomper

Having read here about the ironing and indoor flowers, I did miss out a lot of this episode 2.

As a regular visitor it added nothing.

Let's see what ep3 brings, I think one ep would have been long enough.

There does seem to be a lot of obsequious trivia in this, but I guess they have to pad it out to fill the number of episodes.

[lundavra]

Originally Posted by gomezz

Both Woburn Abbey and the Hesketh estates to name just two.

Looking at Woburn and Easton Neston it looks more like the motorway avoiding the various towns and villages in the area.

[penelopesimpson]

I don't want to be churlish cos I know a lot of people are enjoying it and I don't mind it - but, I'm wondering if we are moving away from this sort of programme now? It's all a bit stereotyped - the doubty dowager, the Duke and Duchess who get their hands dirty litter picking and the cheeky chappy/devoted family retainer in the shop I think there might be another perspective they could come at this from.

[Doghouse Riley]

Originally Posted by penelopesimpson

I don't want to be churlish cos I know a lot of people are enjoying it and I don't mind it - but, I'm wondering if we are moving away from this sort of programme now? It's all a bit stereotyped - the doubty dowager, the Duke and Duchess who get their hands dirty litter picking and the cheeky chappy/devoted family retainer in the shop I think there might be another perspective they could come at this from.

Unfortunately, the general approach is too often dumbing down in the quest for a wider audience.
This at least hasn't reached the stage of some documentaries presented by "the usual suspects" where they tell you what they are going to show you, then show you, then show you something else, then go back to what they showed you before and remind you again what they've shown you, in case you'd forgotten in the space of a couple of minutes.

There was something similar at the beginning where you got a few clips of the more interesting bits of the programme, which when they got to each of these, you got the feeling of déjà vu.
Like most programmes I recorded this and fast-forwarded through quite a bit.

[Marmite Baby]

Really enjoyed the first episode but struggled to keep awake watching the second one. Not really into flower arranging, ironing and cleaning mind.

[sandydune]

Did they have something under the long tablecloth while ironing it as it would ruin the table otherwise.

I enjoyed the programme, looks such a lovely place to go and visit.

[penelopesimpson]

Originally Posted by Doghouse Riley

Unfortunately, the general approach is too often dumbing down in the quest for a wider audience.
This at least hasn't reached the stage of some documentaries presented by "the usual suspects" where they tell you what they are going to show you, then show you, then show you something else, then go back to what they showed you before and remind you again what they've shown you, in case you'd forgotten in the space of a couple of minutes.

There was something similar at the beginning where you got a few clips of the more interesting bits of the programme, which when they got to each of these, you got the feeling of déjà vu.
Like most programmes I recorded this and fast-forwarded through quite a bit.

I'm going to do that now cos there are some good bits, just too much of the obvious

[darnall42]

Just watched the 3rd and final episode on Iplayer and it's even worse the the last one (The staff eating thier fish and chips,a pride and predudice re-enactment and a bloke collecting sheep crap to put on his tomato plants does not make great Telly ).

[Doghouse Riley]

It took me about ten minutes to watch my recording of the last episode, there was so much dire trivia in it to skip through.
Still, I guess it served the same purpose and was cheaper for the family, than a promotional commercial on ITV.

[Stansfield]

Originally Posted by darnall42

Just watched the 3rd and final episode on Iplayer and it's even worse the the last one (The staff eating thier fish and chips,a pride and predudice re-enactment and a bloke collecting sheep crap to put on his tomato plants does not make great Telly ).

Didn't make for great TV for prime time BBC1.


Much better, and only just finished on SKY Atlantic, The Guest Wing....with great narration by Maggie Steed.