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Summary:WHEN JAMES BATEMAN CREATED HIS GARDEN AT BIDDULPH IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE CENTURY HE SPARKED OFF A REVOLUTION IN GARDEN DESIGN. WORKING WITH THE ARTIST EDWARD COOKE HE CREATED FABULOUS NATURALISTIC LANDSCAPES FROM AROUND THE WORLD - ITALY, AMERICA, EGYPT AND CHINA. TUNNELS AND CAVES LINKED DIFFERENT AREAS. THE SERIES CAPTURES THE STORY OF BIDDULPH AND THE THREE YEARS THAT IT TOOK THE NATIONAL TRUST TO RESTORE THE GARDEN TO ITS FORMER GLORY. IN THIS FIRST PROGRAMME HUNDREDS OF TONS OF SOIL HAVE TO BE EXCAVATED TO REVEAL LOST PARTS OF THE GARDEN WHILST HEAD GARDENER NIGEL DAVIS SETS TO WITH A CHAINSAW IN THE CHINA GARDEN.
Description:THE STORY OF THE RESTORATION OF THE FAMOUS VICTORIAN GARDEN NEAR STOKE ON TRENT. PRESENTED BY ROY LANCASTER.