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Paul Martin and his team travel up and down the nation looking for undiscovered treasures.

Paul Martin and his team travel up and down the nation looking for undiscovered treasures and forgotten places that tell us about Britain's rich and astonishing history.

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Britain's Hidden Heritage: Series 1

Paul Martin

Charlie Luxton

Clare Balding

John Sergeant

Richard Farmbrough

Stephen Taylor Woodrow

Britain's Hidden Heritage: Series 1: Episode 1: Dumfries House

Dumfries House

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Episode 1: Dumfries House

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BBC One - Britain's Hidden Heritage, Series 1, Dumfries House

The team visit one of the country's greatest stately homes, Dumfries House in Ayrshire.

Paul Martin visits one of Britain's greatest stately homes, Dumfries House in Ayrshire. There he meets HRH Prince Charles, who helped save the house for the nation.

Presenter Paul Martin and his team travel up and down the nation looking for undiscovered treasures and forgotten places that tell us about Britain's rich and astonishing history. 

In this programme, Paul visits one of the country's greatest stately homes, Dumfries House in Ayrshire. There he meets HRH Prince Charles, who helped save the house for the nation. 

Also on the show, reporter Charlie Luxton uncovers an industrial time capsule in the form of a 19th century Birmingham silversmiths; Clare Balding travels to Essex to learn more about the discovery of a rare Victorian culinary manuscript; and guest reporter John Sergeant takes to the skies in search of the last remaining Avro Vulcan bomber, an icon of the cold war.

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