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Series 3: Episode 5
Monica Galetti and Giles Coren visit the Yorkshire Dales to work at Swinton Estate, the ancestral home of Lord and Lady Masham. By taking a look the heart of the grand house and its countryside charm, as well as a wider estate that has opened up for guests to enjoy, Monica and Giles learn about the challenges of making history pay in the modern world.
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