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Documentary

Hidden Treasures of the National Trust

A look behind the velvet rope at the UK's most beautiful and historic homes with the people saving Britain's priceless heritage.

Series 1: Episode 1 (59 mins)

Episode 1

Rebuilding a Chinese bridge, saving a 450-year-old table, and a painting with a secret.

59 mins

Inside the homes and hidden lives of writers Rudyard Kipling and Vita Sackville-West.

Restoring Paul McCartney’s childhood home and uncovering a special trove of photos.

Saving a unique Victorian clock, a damaged portrait and a handmade puppet from WWII.

Featuring reinforcements to Churchill’s D-Day map and wallpaper under attack from insects.

Saving a dodo from extinction, a picture's hidden history and a Victorian garden showpiece