Hidden Treasures of the National Trust

Behind the velvet rope at Britain's most beautiful and historic homes.

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  1.Episode 1

  12-05-202359m

  A painting’s hidden story is revealed, a beautiful Chinese bridge is painstakingly rebuilt, and a 450-year-old table must be saved from collapse and made ready to go on tour.

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  2.Episode 2

  19-05-202359m

  A collapsed ceiling means restoring writer Vita Sackville-West’s study from scratch, while Rudyard Kipling’s family history is revealed in a precious possession.

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  3.Episode 3

  26-05-202359m

  Paul McCartney’s childhood home is lovingly restored; uncovering a unique collection of photos in Liverpool; and an intriguing modern art installation is saved from collapse.

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  4.Episode 4

  02-06-202358m

  A unique Victorian clock is brought back to life, a portrait damaged by Georgian partying is restored, and an unusual handmade puppet reveals a hidden World War II story.

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  5.Episode 5

  09-06-2023

  At Chartwell in Kent, a model of the floating harbours from D-Day in 1944 is being conserved to make it stable for the future. The Beetle Wing dress and velvet cloak from Smallhyth...

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  6.Episode 6

  16-06-2023

  In the final episode, expert conservators at Mount Stewart, County Down, help to fix some unusual concrete sculptures which have been damaged by falling debris in a storm. A blacks...

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