Northwood House in Cowes is to appear on both the radio and TV over the next 2 weeks.
BBC Radio 4’s Kitchen Cabinet, hosted by Jay Raynor, is set to broadcast at 10:30 this Saturday. Polly Russell, Tim Hayward, Paula McIntyre and Tim Anderson answer this week’s culinary questions from the Isle of Wight audience. The programme was recorded on 25th September with an audience of 100 guests.
The aim of the show is to discuss local food history, interesting delicacies and famous dishes from the area. Topics included beetroot, souffles and food horror stories on our ‘most haunted island’.
BBC One’s Songs of Praise was filmed at Northwood House on 28th August as part of Wight Proms and will be broadcast on Sunday 13th October at 13:15.
After the recording Aled Jones returned to spend the day filming a series of links for the programme including details of the house’s past provided by local historian, Tim Wander.
Northwood House can also be seen in last week’s Songs of Praise special feature on UK’s 10 most popular hymns with a recording of the Kingdom Choir singing ‘Abide With Me’.
Northwood House is an iconic grade II* listed Georgian manor house set in beautiful Northwood Park in the heart of Cowes. The house was gifted to Cowes Urban District Council in 1929 and in 2012 Northwood House Charitable Trust Co. Ltd was established to ensure the maintenance and development of the estate for the continued benefit of the residents and visitors to Cowes.
