See the house in BBC TV’s Hidden Treasures of the National Trust

Airing on Friday 10 May, Mr Straw’s House will be one of the central stories when Hidden Treasures of the National Trust returns to the BBC for a second series.

Scheduled for 9pm on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer, the programme will reveal new and compelling stories about the work going on behind the scenes of the National Trust to conserve incredible objects and properties, and the passionate staff and volunteers who care for them.

Each episode explores a different central theme, linking the houses, their histories, and collections as they undergo conservation. From graceful Georgian homes that were platforms for political power, to houses that become display cases for the curious collections of their owners and properties designed as show-homes for the English country house idyll.

Mr Straw’s House will be one of the locations featuring in episode 4 alongside the National Trust’s Killerton and Anglesey Abbey.

Viewers will get a behind the scenes glimpse of the work that goes into taking care of the house. The programme follows the challenges facing the team as water ingress leaves William Straw Junior’s bedroom in need of repair. It shows how Collections and House Officer, Danielle Lander-Brown and her team of volunteers face a logistical puzzle as each piece in the room needs to be carefully removed.

The six-part series will visit some of the National Trust’s best-known locations including Stourhead in Wiltshire and Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk.

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