Having lived in the rural village of Milford in Surrey for nearly 40 years, award-winning actress Penelope Keith has a keen sense of what makes villages special. Armed with her beloved Batsford' guide book (published in 1932), Penelope explores the themes of industry, leisure, Royalty, tourism, tradition, arts and literature that characterise each region as she contrasts what the writers of the Batsford guides found with her experiences today.