A DOCUMENTARY charting the restoration of one of Worcestershire's stately homes is due to be screened on television.

Midlands Today presenter Sue Beardsmore will front the BBC 2 programme on Witley Court.

It will bring viewers up to date on the restoration programme, as well as discovering more about its history and gardens.

Witley Court fell into ruin after a fire in 1937.

It has been taken over by English Heritage, which has ploughed more than £1m into the restoration programme.

The magnificent Perseus and Andromeda fountain at the Court has only recently been switched back on and restored to its formal glory following lightning strikes and partial demolition.

The one-off programme, Witley Court - Restoration of a Garden, is screened on Thursday, May 8, at 7.30pm on BBC 2.