The Country House Podcast Hancock Productions
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A deep dive into all things Country House.
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Balmoral Castle: The Famous Scottish Royal Holiday Home | The Country House Podcast 25
In today's episode, Geoff and Ben discuss the architecture and history of Balmoral Castle, near Aberdeenshire. This is the famous summer holiday home of the Royal Family built in the mid-1800s during Victoria & Albert's reign.
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Kings Weston House: Vanbrugh's Bristol Icon With Wilf Lytton | The Country House Podcast 24
Today we are joined by Wilf Lytton, an interior designer at Sybil Colefax. Together we discuss Kings Weston House, from it's unique chimney arcade, grand staircase, it's predecessor's Tudor Mansion to it's sad decline in popularity due to the industrial revolution.
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Country House Opera & Nevill Holt With Carl Ross | The Country House Podcast 23
In this episode we are joined by Carl Ross of Nevill Holt to discuss the history and culture of the quintessentially English Country House Opera festival.
You can get 15% off your Nevill Holt Festival ticket with the code CHP15 at https://nevillholtfestival.com/. Ts&Cs below!
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This offer begins on Tuesday 23rd April and will run for 2 weeks. Subject to availability and can be withdrawn at any time. Cannot be combined with other discounts or retrospectively. Excludes tickets to the 5pm Magic Flute performances, Ronnie Scotts performances, Elizabeth Day, Alice Robert, and Aggers/Tuffers. -
Blenheim Palace: The Most Inhospitable Home In England? | The Country House Podcast 22
Today we discuss another of Vanbrugh's works, Blenheim Palace, coined by Alexander Pope as the most inhospitable home in England.
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Sir John Vanbrugh: The Greatest English Country House Architect? | The Country House Podcast 21
In today's episode we discuss the life of Sir John Vanbrugh through his greatest works, a radical figure in theatre, design, politics and art. Sir John Vanbrugh's legacy is kept alive most notably by Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard.
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Country Sports Of The Country House With Tim Bonner | The Country House Podcast 20
In today's episode we are joined by the Chief Executive of the Countryside Alliance, Tim Bonner, to discuss the relationship between the country house and country sports.
Customer Reviews
Absolutely fascinating!!
Found this podcast after listening to the Guilded Gentleman podcast with his guest Curt DiCamillo and wanted to find out more about Country Houses. Boy did I!! Wow!! This podcast and your knowledge are amazing. I can’t wait to hear more episodes!! I agree that a clickable list of talked about houses from the episodes would be great. Also the movies /tv shows you mention where houses are featured. Just recently saw The Shooting Party -wonder if that movie figures into this topic. Keep up the great work! Can’t wait to hear more!💕
Interesting listen!
Love this podcast! Helpful would be a list of the houses you are presenting or please enunciate their names more clearly!:)
So much great information
Of a lover of all things English, but especially homes I so enjoy this podcast.