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Genre Factual Original language(s) English Final episode date 17 December 2014 Narrated by Paul McGann | 8.7/10 IMDb Country of origin United Kingdom First episode date 18 November 2014 Network BBC Two Executive producer David Upshal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Directed by Blythe Tinker, Stuart Elliott, Lindsay Hill, Giulia Clark Starring Peter Ginn
Ruth Goodman
Tom Pinfold Composer(s) Matthew Winch, Andy Hamilton Similar Edwardian Farm, Tudor Monastery Farm, Tales from the Green Valley, Victorian Farm, Wartime Farm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Secrets of the Castle, or Secrets of the Castle with Ruth, Peter and Tom is a British factual television series that first broadcast on BBC Two from 18 November to 17 December 2014. The series stars archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold, and historian Ruth Goodman. In the series, the team takes part in the medieval construction project at Guédelon Castle in Treigny, France. During their stay there, they reveal what kind of skills and crafts were needed to build a castle in the 13th century, by using the techniques, tools and materials of the era.
Location
The castle construction site shown in the series is Guédelon Castle in France, a 25-year experimental archaeology project where a castle is being built using only the techniques, tools and materials from the Middle Ages.