National Trust: National Treasures Episode Guide

Episode Guide

National Trust: National Treasures: Season 1

• Season 1 Episode 3: The Vyne

  The Vyne, a 16th-century house in Basingstoke, built during the reign of Henry VIII and given to the National Trust in 1958. Narrated by Nigel Havers

• Season 1 Episode 2: Calke Abbey

  A tour of Calke Abbey in Derbyshire, examining the steps taken by the National Trust to arrest the decline of the once-great baroque mansion. Narrated by Nigel Havers

• Season 1 Episode 1: Hardwick Hall

  Efforts to presever Derbyshire's Hardwick Hall, which houses Europe's finest collection of 16th and 17th-century tapestries

National Trust: National Treasures:

• Bateman's

  Nigel Havers narrates an exploration of the Jacobean house that is the former home of Jungle Book author Rudyard Kipling, and reflects on the author's love of the East

• Burwash

  Exploring the East Sussex village of Burwash and the Jacobean house which once played home to Rudyard Kipling

• Castle Drogo

  A tour of Castle Drogo in Devon, designed by architect Edwin Lutyens and built between 1911 and 1931 on behalf of millionaire Julius Drewe. Narrated by Nigel Havers

• Castle Ward

  Inside Castle Ward in Strangford, Co Down, a mansion built in the 18th century, which incorporates a variety of styles from classical to gothic

• Ham House

  The treasures of 17th-century Ham House in Richmond on Thames, reputed to be one of Britain's most haunted properties. Nigel Havers narrates

• Powis Castle

  Examining the treasures of Powis Castle, Welshpool. Originally constructed by Welsh princes in the 13th century, the site is now home to a world-famous garden

• Waddesdon Manor

  Examining the riches of Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire. Built in the 19th century for a powerful family, the house boasts an enviable collection of French art and furniture

• Willow Road

  Examining treasures preserved within National Trust properties, and detailing the measures taken to preserve such works and their homes

• Willow Road and the Homewood

  Modernist houses Willow Road and Homewood, designed by Erno Goldfinger and Patrick Gwynne