From Charles Paget Wade's collection of samurai armour in Snowshill Manor to the Harpur-Crewe family's immense natural history collection at Calke Abbey, this episode explores the remarkable world of collectors – and the dedicated teams working to protect their extraordinary legacies of curious collectibles, rare wildlife and living heritage.
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Series 4: 4. Collectomania
From Charles Paget Wade's collection of samurai armour in Snowshill Manor to the Harpur-Crewe family's immense natural history collection at Calke Abbey, this episode explores t ...
05-06-2026
BBC 2
Series 4: 3. Puffins And Pilgrims
From a windswept island chapel battered by the North Sea to a quiet Welsh farmhouse that shaped the future of a language, this episode travels to two remote National Trust sites ...
29-05-2026
BBC 2
Series 4: 2. The Duke, His Wife And Their Lover
From scandalous society portraits to glittering royal furniture and the restoration of lost landscapes, this episode reveals how the legacy of the Grand Tour continues to shape ...
29-05-2026
BBC 2
Series 4: 1. A New Agatha Christie Mystery
From a fragile silk robe and a wartime wall painting to a writer’s handmade timepiece, the hidden treasures in these two houses reveal the stories of two of Britain’ ...
22-05-2026
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Series 1: Episode 6
The battle to save unique dodo and dinosaur statues in a Northern Irish garden, the hidden story behind a portrait and a Victorian garden seat's restoration to its former glory.
09-01-2026
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Series 1: Episode 5
Winston Churchill’s D-Day memento needs reinforcements, antique Chinese wallpaper comes under insect attack, and a Victorian A-lister’s stage costume is saved for on ...
09-01-2026
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Series 1: Episode 4
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.
08-01-2026
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Series 1: Episode 3
Paul McCartney’s childhood home is lovingly restored, a unique collection of photos is discovered in Liverpool, and an intriguing modern art installation is saved from col ...
07-01-2026
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Series 1: Episode 2
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.
06-01-2026
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Series 1: Episode 1
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.
05-01-2026
BBC 2
Series 4: 2. The Duke, His Wife And Their Lover
From scandalous society portraits to glittering royal furniture and the restoration of lost landscapes, this episode reveals how the legacy of the Grand Tour continues to shape ...
29-05-2026
BBC 2
Series 4: 3. Puffins And Pilgrims
From a windswept island chapel battered by the North Sea to a quiet Welsh farmhouse that shaped the future of a language, this episode travels to two remote National Trust sites ...
29-05-2026
BBC 2
Series 4: 1. A New Agatha Christie Mystery
From a fragile silk robe and a wartime wall painting to a writer’s handmade timepiece, the hidden treasures in these two houses reveal the stories of two of Britain’ ...
22-05-2026
BBC 2
Series 2: Episode 1
Every year, millions flock to the homes and gardens of one of Britain’s most important cultural institutions: the National Trust. Behind closed doors, dedicated teams of c ...
04-01-2025
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Series 3: 4. Women On The Frontline
A look at the battle to save the homes of two formidable women who refused to bow down to the enemies at their gates but who suffered very different fates after the English Civi ...
11-06-2025
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Series 3: 3. Peacocks And Elephants
Kedleston Hall was once home to Lord Curzon, the viceroy of India at the height of the British Raj. The famous Peacock Dress - named for the embroidered peacock feathers that co ...
04-06-2025
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 4
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.
08-01-2026
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 1
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.
05-01-2026
BBC 2
Series 3: 2. The Nude In The Attic
The compelling and sometimes scandalous family stories behind two very different National Trust houses are revealed.\n\nIn Knole House, the sprawling Tudor ancestral seat of the ...
28-05-2025
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Series 2: Episode 6
At Chirk Castle, a very rare, full-length portrait of a servant from the 18th century reveals its secrets. And in Oxburgh Hall, on the edge of the Norfolk fenlands, two rare hid ...
08-02-2025
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