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Animal Crackers
All over Britain are strange and delightful buildings with one thing in common - they were created for animals.
Lucinda Lambton is your guide to such follies. Castles, temples, palaces, obelisks and pyramids, they are a happy by-product of the British passion for animals. (1985)
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A memorial to a robin
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BBC Four's Country Estates Collection

Watch archive programmes about some of the UK's most intriguing country houses and estates.
Country Estates on BBC iPlayer
Country Estates on BBC iPlayer
About BBC Four Collection programmes
Programmes are selected, in part, for their historical context and reflect the broadcast standards and attitudes of their time, which may not accord to some current BBC editorial guidelines. We aim to select programmes which can be shown in their entirety but in some cases edits are required.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Lucinda Lambton |
| Photographer | Ian Stone |
| Photographer | Ian Punter |
| Film Editor | Jim Latham |
| Producer | Jonathan Gili |
| Editor | Edward Mirzoeff |
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Country Estates
A look at some of the UK's most intriguing country houses and estates.



