Cleaning Britain's Greatest Treasures

47min

Documentary

Follow the dedicated conservation cleaners looking after our national treasures, as they show us the special tools, techniques and tricks of the trade to clean and preserve historical artefacts

Episodes

Cast

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

47min

31st Jul 2022

The cleaners take on two unique railway carriages from the Golden Age of Steam, a display of Beatrix Potter's lost treasures and a church once frequented by Charles Dickens

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

47min

7th Aug 2022

The cleaners solve the mystery of a Constable painting, take on the pests in a taxidermy collection, and dismantle two Victorian textile machines

First air date

31st Jul 2022

Last air date

7th Aug 2022

Status

Returning Series

Type

Documentary

Original language

en

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