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Penelope Keith to host 'To the Manor Reborn' series

Published Sunday, Aug 7 2011, 10:54 BST | By Tom Eames | 2 comments

Penelope Keith will host a new BBC One series titled To the Manor Reborn later this year.

Four hour-long episodes will see Keith introduce the National Trust property Avebury Manor in Wiltshire that will be restored by historians and experts.

The actress famously played aristocrat Audrey fforbes-Hamilton in the popular sitcom To the Manor Born opposite Peter Bowles.

Keith will be joined by Flog It! presenter Paul Martin during the refurbishment of the 500-year-old property.

BBC One controller Danny Cohen revealed: "Our partnership with the National Trust on this ambitious project encapsulates so many of the BBC's ambitions.

"The channel aims to keep engaging audiences in new ways and this series offers them the chance to follow the story on screen, and to experience it first hand."

Guests on the show will include architectural expert Dan Cruickshank and gardener David Howard.

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