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Inside Longleat(2025–)
April 22, 20252 Seasons · 6 Episodes
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Unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to the world-famous Longleat House and safari park.
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Unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to the world-famous Longleat House and safari park.
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2025
Lord Bath explains how his grandfather Henry worked alongside Jimmy Chipperfield to open up the world's first safari park outside of Africa. And safari guide Dave hosts a double decker tour of Monkey Kingdom.
Celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the estate opening to the public step up a gear as staff prepare for Icons of the Sky, a three-day festival featuring Tiger Moths, helicopters and a Spitfire.
House curator James and his team undertake the task of cleaning the ancient Longleat House, including lowering and delicately cleaning the priceless 18th-century chandelier that hangs above the grand staircase.
2026
A look behind the scenes of the stately home. The carnival has arrived at Longleat for summer and the team are working against the clock to get it open in time for the weekend. However, things aren't going to plan with the helter-skelter. Also, there's a trip down memory lane as Ceawlin Thynn, 8th Marquess of Bath, reminisces with his first boss, Nick, the water bailiff, at the Shearwater Lake.
In the historic Secret Garden, the team carefully manoeuvres a bronze sculpture by global rock star Ronnie Wood into prime position. There's a very special party for senior keeper Ian Turner to celebrate 50 years of his work at Longleat. Also, rookie keeper Molly is in at the deep end when she's given the opportunity to work with the tigers.
There are some unexpected visitors in Longleat garden, the cameras are primed to investigate which mammal has made more progress in the waterways in 12 months than humans have in 30. Dr James Ford visits the Tower of London on a mission from Lord and Lady Bath to find out why their ancestor and builder of Longleat House, Sir John Thynne, was nearly executed at the Tower of London not once, but twice.
By night, we join a bat conservation team and a group on a ghost tour.
