Secret Knowledge
Secret Knowledge

Secret Knowledge

2013 1 Seasons 21 Episodes ⭐ 0.0 Documentary

In a series of authored films, some of our most engaging experts reveal their favourite hidden objects, forgotten places and artistic passions.

In a series of authored films, some of our most engaging experts reveal their favourite hidden objects, forgotten places and artistic passions.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Kimbolton Cabinet

Granted privileged access to the Victoria and Albert Museum after hours, John Bly seeks out the Kimbolton Cabinet, an ex

EP 2

The Art of the Vikings

Through interpretations of some of the archaeological treasures of the Swedish National Museum, now on display in Edinbu

EP 3

Bolsover Castle

Lucy Worsley tells the story of Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire. Built in the early 17th century, it became the pleasure p

EP 4

Walter Scott’s Castle

Stuart Kelly gets behind-the-scenes access as over 13,000 treasures are moved back into Sir Walter Scott’s Abbotsford

EP 5

Stradivarius and Me

Clemency Burton-Hill indulges in her lifelong passion for the violin as she explores the mysterious life and lasting inf

EP 7

The Art of Witchcraft

Artist Lachlan Goudie presents a personal documentary, inspired by his father, in which he investigates why witches have

EP 8

The Hidden Jewels of the Cheapside Hoard

Jewellery designer Shaun Leane uncovers some of the secrets of the hoard of nearly 500 Elizabethan and Jacobean jewels d

EP 9

Tracey Emin on Louise Bourgeois - Women Without Secrets

Tracey Emin offers an insight into the life and work of the French-American artist Louise Bourgeois, famed for her sculp

EP 10

Castiglione - Rogue Genius of the Baroque

Helen Rosslyn makes the case for troubled, turbulent 17th century printmaker and draftsman Giovanni Benedetto Castiglion

EP 11

Hogarth - One Man and His Pug

Lars Tharp appeals to the nation to help him recover a rare piece of long-lost William Hogarth memorabilia - a precious

EP 12

The Russian Revolutionary: Zaha Hadid on Kazimir Malevich

Architect Zaha Hadid considers the influence of Russian abstract artist Kazimir Malevich's avant-garde art on her own av

EP 13

The Living Mountain: A Cairngorms Journey

Travel-writer Robert MacFarlane presents a documentary telling the story of Scottish poet and novelist Nan Shepherd and

EP 14

In Search of Rory McEwen

Jools Holland tells the story of his father-in-law Rory McEwen - aristocrat, artist, folk singer and pioneering TV prese

EP 15

Wondrous Obsessions: The Cabinet of Curiosities

Professor Nandini Das reveals the story behind the Cabinet of Curiosities - the original collecting craze that began in

EP 16

The Private Life of a Dolls’ House

Lauren Child explores the history of dolls’ houses, speaks to craftspeople who create perfect miniatures and meets col

EP 17

The Body Beautiful - Ancient Greeks, Good Looks and Glamour

Natalie Haynes takes a journey into ancient beauty and modern glamour, examining how our obsession with the body beautif

EP 18

Nina Simone and Me with Laura Mvula

In a personal tribute, British soul singer Laura Mvula travels to New York to celebrate the Nina Simone songs that mean

EP 19

Thomas Chatterton: The Myth of the Doomed Poet

Michael Symmons Roberts explores the mythic afterlife of the 18th-century poet Thomas Chatterton, whose early death was

EP 20

The Art of the Impossible: MC Escher and Me

Sir Roger Penrose takes a personal journey through artist MC Escher's work, marvelling at his intuitive brilliance and t

EP 21

Jacobi on Garrick: Godfather of the British Stage

Derek Jacobi goes in search of David Garrick, 18th-century superstar and the man who reinvented acting for the modern er

EP 23

A Very British Pornographer: The Jack Kahane Story

Neil Pearson looks at the life of Jack Kahane, who combined a career selling low-grade smut with publishing some of the

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