A glimpse into the world of stately homes and castlesIn this 20-episode, factual British series, antiques expert Tim Wonnacott and expert chef Rosemary Shrager travel in the footsteps of Queen Victoria, visiting the grand houses, castles and stately homes that she visited throughout her life. Using Victoria's own diaries and other firsthand accounts of her visits, they reveal the extraordinary food, décor and garden preparations that were undertaken, exactly what happened during the visits and explore the legacy of each royal stay - upstairs and downstairs.
K**O
Magnificent series!
This is a truly magnificent series from Great Britian. I expected merely a cooking series. What I got was a history and cultural presentation into the life and times of Queen Victoria, a tour of the great estates she visited,as well as a re-creation of the recipes that were served to her. The hosts were delightful...they reminded by of the late, great Jennifer Patterson and her associate the equally expert chef Clarissa Dickson Wright in the 1997-1999 BBC cooking show "Two Fat Ladies"I recommend this dvd "Royal Upstairs/Downstairs" to anyone who is fascinated with the great British estates and with the British monarchy...as well as those who love great food.I rate this series an A+++ !!
O**R
A Must for Brit lovers!
If you enjoy food history and seeing British country houses - order this! Ivan Day, food historian, does not receive enough praise for the tremendous work he contributed to this set of films. The other two speakers are somewhat droll but endurable. The photography is superb! Five DVD's will keep you busy for a whole weekend - for me, I am making some of the food representations so I will be happy for years! Hour of research is obvious for all involved - kudos!
A**Y
Good British-style presentation
I really enjoyed this series. It is too bad it wasn't longer. I especially liked the cooking part--just fascinating! I saw some negative responses to the series, and totally disagree. The presentation was lighthearted and human. Very good!
W**T
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E**R
A must for anyone who loves country houses, Victoria, and grand cooking.
Had never heard of this before, but I loved this querky, addictive series. A must for anyone who loves country houses, Victoria, and grand cooking. My only complaint was that each episode was too short and it was hard to get enough detail in.
G**E
This is a wonderful DVD set
This is a wonderful DVD set. The host are delightfully eccentric, very knowledgeable, and witty. If you enjoy learning anything about the "Royal Set", you'll be more than happy.
K**T
Good. Thank you
Good.Thank you.
D**N
unique
What a great idea! VERY interesting historically, and very beautiful pictorially. Your mouth will water at the beauty of the food preparations as well as the gardens,decor,etc.
H**S
amazingly informative and entertaining
If you like history, this is good. If you like exciting food receipes, this is good. If you like travel, this is good. Put them all together, as done here, and you have a treasure. I'm a British content fan and this is among the best of anything i've ever seen. I'd buy this set at twice the price.
L**S
Region 1?
Why this dvd is only available for region 1 is for me the question. Beautiful British series by the wonderdul Tim Wonnacot. Why do those regions excist anyway, some childish fight of some 'ceo's' in order to bully customers?!?
