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  • BBC Four
  • 30m
  • United Kingdom
  • Home And Garden
Restoration’s conservation architect, Ptolemy Dean, charts the vernacular history of Britain through the stories of its villages, and attempts to find 'The Perfect Village'.

7 episodes

Series Premiere

1x01 Dedham and Alderley Edge

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Wealth and its influence on village development

The reality and myth of the village

1x03 Rogart and Tonyrefail

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Living off the land with limited resources and a diminishing market, and the challenge of adapting

1x05 Polperro and Wye

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The risks of successfully adapting – the tourist attraction and the threat of expansion killing the village identity

Creating the perfect village from scratch.

1x07 Perfect Village

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In the final programme, Ptolemy carefully assesses each village using his own set of criteria based on the village’s origins, its architecture and its future. Then, analysing the successes and failures, he will come up with the one village he believes deserves the title of 'The Perfect Village.'

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