Hidden Treasures of the National Trust

BBC Two HD

6:10 PM to 7:10 PM

Saturday 17 May

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Cameras focus on houses that became retreats, and places of inspiration, for three literary legends. At Hill Top, the Cumbria escape of Beatrix Potter, a collection of over 70 miniature pieces under the roof of the author's own dolls' house are undergoing major conservation before a new exhibition. There's also a look at the woodland cottage of Clouds Hill, Dorset, a refuge for TE Lawrence. There a mysterious painting belonging to the man better known as Lawrence of Arabia reveals its secrets