Inside Longleat
2025– · 5 · 60 min · 2 seasons
S02E04 · Episode 4
Wed, 12 Aug, 5:00 am
Cameras follow a bat conservation team and a group of moth enthusiasts as they both carry out annual surveys, but things are not quite going to plan. Lady Bath and keeper Ian talk about the giraffes and their special history at Longleat, explaining how the estate plays an important part in their conservation. Also, Ryan deals with an unexpected hazard in the lion enclosure.
About
Behind the scenes of the world-famous Longleat House and Gardens as it celebrates 75 years open to the public. Lord and Lady Bath grant unprecedented access to their stately home and safari park as we meet a wide selection of the 600 people who work there - from animal keepers to cleaners, gardeners to cooks, historians to handymen -as well as many of the estate's 1000 animals, including lions, rhinos, red pandas and koalas.
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Wed, 22 July· 60 minThe carnival arrives, but things aren't going to plan with the helter-skelter.
- E02
Episode 2
Wed, 29 July· 60 minThe team try to install a sculpture by Ronnie Wood - but a listed wall is in the way.
- E03
Episode 3
Wed, 5 Aug· 60 minThere 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.
- E04
Episode 4
Wed, 12 Aug· 60 minCameras follow a bat conservation team and a group of moth enthusiasts as they both carry out annual surveys, but things are not quite going to plan. Lady Bath and keeper Ian talk about the giraffes and their special history at Longleat, explaining how the estate plays an important part in their conservation. Also, Ryan deals with an unexpected hazard in the lion enclosure.
- E05
Episode 5
TBA· 60 minRock royalty Ronnie Wood and his family visit Lord and Lady Bath for a look at his bronze sculpture in the Secret Garden. At Cheddar Gorge, cavers descend into 'The Frozen Deep' to measure what could be the largest cave chamber in the UK. In the Rhino enclosure, keepers work with a team of scientists to try to harvest the eggs from Lady Bath's favourite rhino in a bid to help save the Northern Grey Rhino from extinction.