Highclere Castle
Lady Victoria Leatham looks around one of the latest stately homes to open its doors to the public; Highclere Castle, near Newbury, the home of the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon. John Bly looks at two exotic desks. James Stourton reveals some of the tricks used by 18th-century portrait painters, and retired butler Robert Taylor tells how some Egyptian treasures were lost for over
60 years.
Producer BRIAN FAWCETT
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