Hidden Treasures of the National Trust

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

Hidden Treasures of the National Trust Series 1 release dates →

1. E6

   6. Episode 6

   Finale 3 years ago

   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.

2. E5

   5. Episode 5

   3 years ago

   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.

3. E4

   4. Episode 4

   3 years ago

   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.

4. E3

   3. Episode 3

   3 years ago

   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.

5. E2

   2. Episode 2

   3 years ago

   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.

6. E1

   1. Episode 1

   3 years ago

   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.

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

Hidden Treasures of the National Trust Series 2 release dates →

1. E6

   6. Episode 6

   Finale 2 years ago

   A mysterious portrait of a servant reveals its secrets, and two rare hidden treasures are brought back into the light.

2. E5

   5. Episode 5

   2 years ago

   Benjamin Disraeli's grand estate gates are given a golden upgrade, the most important carpet in the National Trust gets a re-weave, and a Reynolds masterpiece is revamped.

3. E4

   4. Episode 4

   2 years ago

   A showstopping clock needs restarting, a unique 1920s house frozen in time is under threat, and a child's fancy dress costume reveals the life of its original Victorian owner.

4. E3

   3. Episode 3

   2 years ago

   A missing masterpiece returns to its stately home after two centuries, plus the search for a buried castle and the scrapbooks revealing one man's mission to save English country houses.

5. E2

   2. Episode 2

   2 years ago

   The portraits of two high-society grandes dames give up their secrets, an Edwardian clock tower is running out of time, and a Renaissance balustrade needs an intervention.

6. E1

   1. Episode 1

   2 years ago

   An exquisite gallery made of seashells needs shoring up, a priceless Rubens is saved from falling down and an ancient Egyptian obelisk is cracking up.

Another look behind the velvet rope at some of Britain's most beautiful historic houses.

Hidden Treasures of the National Trust Series 3 release dates →

1. E6

   6. Raising the Roof!

   Finale 1 year ago

   At Lanhydrock in Cornwall, a huge, 35-metre-long decorated ceiling needs saving, while in Warwickshire, the Tudor mansion Coughton Court gets an entire new roof.

2. E5

   5. Goldfinger

   1 year ago

   A moving work of art from the modernist home of architect Erno Goldfinger undergoes conservation work, and hidden messages from an old master are discovered at Upton House.

3. E4

   4. Women on the Frontline

   1 year ago

   The battle to save the homes and treasures left by two Royalist women who refused to submit during the English Civil War - Ham House and Corfe Castle.

4. E3

   3. Peacocks and Elephants

   1 year ago

   Kedleston Hall's Peacock Dress, a symbol of the British Raj in India, gets a makeover, and a rare but damaged painting from Dyrham Park reveals a controversial colonial past.

5. E2

   2. The Nude in the Attic

   1 year ago

   The revealing statue of a Georgian high-society mistress has her beauty restored at Knole House in Kent, and Townend, a traditional Lake District farmhouse, undergoes a makeover.

6. E1

   1. The Doll's House

   1 year ago

   Beatrix Potter's dolls' house undergoes major renovation at Hill Top, and in Clouds Hill, a mysterious painting belonging to Lawrence of Arabia reveals its secrets.

Another look behind the velvet rope at some of Britain's beautiful and historic houses.

Hidden Treasures of the National Trust Series 4 release dates →

1. E6

   6. Top Secret Seedlings

   Finale 4 months ago

   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.

2. E5

   5. Bobbins and Hobbit Holes

   5 months ago

   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.

3. E4

   4. Collectomania

   5 months ago

   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.

4. E3

   3. Puffins and Pilgrims

   5 months ago

   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.

5. E2

   2. The Duke, His Wife and Their Lover

   5 months ago

   Two great country houses reveal stories of extravagant Grand Tours, royal luxury and one of Georgian society's most scandalous relationships.

6. E1

   1. A New Agatha Christie Mystery

   5 months ago

   The homes of two literary giants reveal personal treasures and the real people behind the pages.