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Dan Cruickshank & The House That Wouldn't Die

2003-12-08 en 28m
DocumentaryHistory
This unique recreation of an 18th-century home, in London's Spitalfields, has to be seen to be believed. Dan Cruickshank smells the rotting food and warms his hands by the roaring fires and asks whether this living museum is really more accurate than a National Trust treasure, or just an eccentric one-off from its outlandish Californian creator, the late Dennis Severs. A follow-up of sorts to the 1985 BBC series Ours to Keep episode "Incomers" focused on this residence.

Producer

Julian Birkett

Executive Producer

Basil Comely

Director

Jonty Claypole

Editor

Dominic Staveacre

Researcher

Charlotte Gardner

Production Manager

Sue Davies

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Status

Released

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Companies

  • BBC