Hidden Treasures Of The National Trust
Hidden Treasures Of The National Trust is a TV show on BBC2. A look behind the velvet rope at the UK's most beautiful and historic homes with the people saving Britain's priceless heritage. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 13 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in June 2026.
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Hidden Treasures Of The National Trust
Preserving garden designer Gertrude Jekyll’s legacy at one of the National Trust’s newest properties and at Nymans, celebrating the flamboyant set designer Oliver Messel.
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Exploring workers’ lives in the Industrial Revolution: a rare contract of a boy tied to a cotton mill is conserved, and final touches are made to Kinver Edge’s rock houses.
Caring for the curious collections at two of the National Trust’s most unusual houses, from a boy’s suit of samurai armour to stuffed birds and a living collection of rare sheep.
Preserving the legacy of St Cuthbert and a colony of breeding seabirds on the remote Farne Islands. And experts in Wales race to save a fragile Bible that shaped Welsh culture.
Two great country houses reveal stories of extravagant Grand Tours, royal luxury and one of Georgian society’s most scandalous relationships.
The homes of two literary giants reveal personal treasures and the real people behind the pages.
Series 1
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.
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 one last act.
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.
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 collapse.
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.
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.
The countdown to Christmas is on as the teams at three unique National Trust houses each race against the clock to deck their halls in time for their dazzling festive openings.