2. Episode 2 (1995)

The programme uncovering Britain's heritage. Presenter Kirsty Wark asks just how did King Henry VIII go to the lavatory? At Hampton Court Palace Simon Thurley reveals an underground network of tunnels dealing with Tudor waste and sewage, and lifts the lid on an ancient royal convenience. The programme recreates the lost Great House of Easement - Hampton Court's 28-seater communal lavatory. Liz Dawn , Coronation Street's Vera Duckworth , time travels to Temple Newsam House, just outside Leeds, for an 18th century-style "make-over". Plus there's an exploration of that surreal form of gardening, the art of hedge-cutting ortopiary.

Release date: 1995-07-20