{"id":28434,"date":"2026-05-15T13:54:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T12:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/?p=28434"},"modified":"2026-05-15T13:54:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T12:54:52","slug":"uncovering-britains-hidden-heritage-hidden-treasures-returns-for-a-fourth-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/arts-social-sciences\/uncovering-britains-hidden-heritage-hidden-treasures-returns-for-a-fourth-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncovering Britain\u2019s hidden heritage: Hidden Treasures returns for a fourth series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new OU \/ BBC series, Hidden Treasures of the National Trust begins Friday 15 May at <em>9pm<\/em> on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n<p>The series, now returning for its fourth run, provides rare behind-the-scenes access to National Trust properties across the UK, revealing the painstaking work involved in conserving priceless artefacts and preserving historic sites for future generations.<\/p>\n<p>From the literary homes of celebrated authors and grand Georgian estates to the remote Farne Islands and the distinctive rock houses of Kinver Edge, the series travels across a rich variety of landscapes and historic settings. From literary legacies and scandalous relationships to wildlife conservation and industrial heritage, each episode uncovers compelling human stories intertwined with Britain\u2019s cultural landscape.<\/p>\n<p>The series was supported by\u00a0Professor Clare Taylor, Professor of Art History &amp; Material Cultures\u00a0and\u00a0Dr Andrew Murray, Lecturer in Art History, who provided the academic expertise for the programme<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On how her experience of National Trust properties informed her work on the series, Professor Clare Taylor said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI have visited a lot of the properties, and that experience informed my work on the series. Having spent time on the River Dart opposite Greenway, I was able to highlight the importance of viewing Agatha Christie\u2019s house from the water. Its boathouse plays a critical role in one of her books, as we discover in the series.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Dr Andrew Murray added:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI grew up visiting National Trust properties across the north of England, and those early experiences stayed with me. I have strong memories of places like Calke Abbey, which influenced my contribution to the project.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Supporting Online content:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Visit our\u00a0Broadcast &amp; Partnerships site\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/connect.open.ac.uk\/hiddentreasures\/#interactive\"><strong>OU\u00a0Connect<\/strong><\/a><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong>where you can\u00a0discover how different landscapes\u202fhave shaped these hidden treasures\u00a0with an interactive guide.<\/p>\n<p>This series was commissioned by Broadcast &amp; Partnerships and is supported by the Faculty of <em>Arts and Social Sciences<\/em>, with particular relevance to R27 BA (Honours) Art History and Visual Cultures, R14 BA (Honours) Arts and Humanities (Art History), and F45 MA in Art History.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioned by\u00a0Dr Caroline Ogilvie, Director, Broadcast &amp; Partnerships<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Academic Consultants: Professor Clare Taylor and Dr Andrew Murray<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Media Fellow:\u00a0Dr Emily Bullock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Broadcast Project Manager: Clair Robinson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Supporting Online Content: Xinmiao\u00a0Zhang<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Image Credit: Blast Films<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new OU \/ BBC series, Hidden Treasures of the National Trust begins Friday 15 May at 9pm on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. The series, now returning for its fourth run, provides rare behind-the-scenes access to National Trust properties across the UK, revealing the painstaking work involved in conserving priceless artefacts and preserving historic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":28435,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,20],"tags":[232,860,1525,1640],"class_list":["post-28434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-social-sciences","category-tv-radio","tag-bbc","tag-faculty-of-fass","tag-news-home","tag-ou-home"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28434"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28436,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28434\/revisions\/28436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}