The Curious House Guest
The Curious House Guest is a television documentary series first broadcast on BBC Two in 2005. It is written and presented by Jeremy Musson, an architectural historian and journalist with Country Life. In each episode he visits a historic private house and combines observations on architecture with insights into the lives of the owners. Jeremy writes a weblog on the Country Life website
Episode list
Series one, 2005
- Chillingham Castle, Northumberland
- Chavenage House, Tetbury, Gloucester
- Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire
- Castle Leslie, Monaghan
- Bellamont House, Dorset
- Bryngwyn Hall, Bwlch-y-Cibau, Llanfyllin, Powys
Series two, 2006
- Holkham Hall, Norfolk
- Ninfa, Lazio, Italy
- Vann, Surrey (architect: W.D. Caroe)
- Hampden Great House, Jamaica
- Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire (owner: Sir Reresby Sitwell)
- Hippo Point, Kenya
- Stradey Castle, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire
- Provender, Kent (owner: Princess Olga Romanoff)