Aficionados of the seventeenth century are alerted to the new Open University series Princes and Peoples on BBC 2 on Mondays at 12 midnight. It will examine buildings in their historical context, including several in Ireland, e.g. Wentworth’s mansion at Jigginstown, the Royal Hospital at Kilmainham, the fort at Kinsale, as well as others in Britain and France. Those interested in the associated Open University history course should contact Anne Laurence, Faculty of Arts, Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, England.