Matt Baker: Travels with Mum & Dad

Matt, Mike and Janice head to County Durham's Bowes Museum, where they pick an ancient artwork to hang on the walls and bring a marvellous mechanical swan back to life. Elsewhere in Teesdale, Matt and Janice help prepare rare Teeswater sheep for shearing, while Janice gets the ultimate guide to the wildflowers growing in the surrounding Dales.

The Bakers explore Northumberland's Ford and Etal estates, where they meet a flock of rare four-horned Hebridean sheep and help maintain one of the country's few working watermills. Janice hitches a lift in a sidecar during a vintage motorcycle run, and the family gets up close and personal with the residents at one of the north of England's largest stables of heavy horses.

The Bakers head to Co Durham's Ushaw House, where they're given an exclusive glimpse of a largely unknown collection, including priceless treasures buried with a saint, rare clothes from an ancient royal wardrobe and the spellbinding artistry of the buildings. They also help out in the grounds, immerse themselves in the site's annual 1940s day, and head out into the Durham Dales to help weigh baby alpacas on a nearby farm.