About this season
Six films about people determined to defend historic buildings against the destructive effects of social change and market forces.
Episodes (6)
1. Selling Shilstone
Aired 28 February 1985 • 39 min
A widow forced to sell her late parents' Dartmoor farmhouse may have other options after a National Parks adviser identified parts of it as medieval.
2. Incomers
Aired 7 March 1985 • 39 min
The Spitalfields Historic Buildings Preservation Trust succeeded in thwarting the property developers who wanted to sweep away derelict buildings to build profitable office blocks.
3. Millstones
Aired 14 March 1985 • 39 min
Three men seek to preserve redundant textile mills in West Yorkshire's Calder Valley -- buildings in Halifax, Hebden Bridge and Todmorden.
4. The Rev David Wyatt's Seven Deadly Sins
Aired 21 March 1985 • 39 min
The Rev David Wyatt fights to save Manchester's remaining Victorian churches.
5. Defence of the Realm
Aired 28 March 1985 • 39 min
Shipwright Brian Patterson and his Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historical Society fought to have the dockyard designated a heritage centre.
6. Living on the Past
Aired 4 April 1985 • 39 min
The people of York seek to combine modern amenities with their medieval and Viking past. Last programme of the series.