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