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The Heart of England: Living It Up

David Dimbleby looks at how England was transformed by the extraordinary flowering of architecture, ideas and exploration of the Elizabethan Renaissance.

Take a journey that tracks the newly rich to stately homes like Burghley House and follows those who hid, in fear of their lives, in the secret spaces in Harvington Hall.

Discover the bizarre secret codes of Triangular Lodge and the wonders of Chastleton House, one of Britain's most complete Jacobean houses.
Begins 9pm, BBC One, Sunday 10th June

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  1. The East: A New Dawn

  Beginning with the spectacular Ely Cathedral, David Dimbleby's journey embraces the Medieval experience.  Visit the BBC bus

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  2. The Heart of England: Living It Up

  A journey through the Elizabethan Renaissance where domestic comfort and luxury replace Medieval restraint. Visit the BBC bus

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  3. Scotland: Towering Ambitions

  David Dimbleby explores one thousand years of Scottish architecture ending up at the Scottish Parliament Building.  Visit the BBC bus

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  4. The West: Putting On The Style

  Sumptuous Georgian Britain reveals its grace and elegance as David Dimbleby enjoys a tour of western Britain.
  

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  5. The North: Full Steam Ahead

  The great Victorian construction boom attempts to build a way out of appalling social conditions in Britain's cities.
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  6. The South: Dreams of Tomorrow

  A final journey through utopian Garden Cities, commuters' dream houses in the suburbs and the hi-tech City of London. Visit the BBC bus