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Season 1

  • S01E01 Episode 1

    • February 6, 2020
    • BBC Two

    Behind the scenes at the Victoria and Albert Museum, a toy elephant needs urgent TLC, Christian Dior gowns get a new lease of life, and Kylie's dressing room gives up its secrets.

  • S01E02 Episode 2

    • February 13, 2020
    • BBC Two

    Behind the scenes at the Victoria and Albert Museum, priceless Raphael paintings give up their secrets. Keeper James gets hands on with Beyonce’s ring and Queen Victoria’s coronet.

  • S01E03 Episode 3

    • February 20, 2020
    • BBC Two

    Behind the scenes at the V&A, a Mary Quant mini-dress needs a deep clean for a new exhibition. Queen Victoria's writing case goes on show, and curators acquire the banners of Extinction Rebellion.

  • S01E04 Episode 4

    • February 27, 2020
    • BBC Two

    Deep in the museum stores, curator Keith is trying to breathe life into an object of extraordinary craftmanship, an original Stormtrooper costume from the Star Wars sequel `The Empire Strikes Back', from 1980.

  • S01E05 Episode 5

    • March 5, 2020
    • BBC Two

    At the V&A, Frankenstein's monster must be brought back to life. Curators discover photographs of the real Alice in Wonderland, and Shakespeare's First Folio is repaired.

  • S01E06 Episode 6

    • March 12, 2020
    • BBC Two

    Behind the scenes at the V&A, transporting a unique car is a struggle, a rare medieval jewel undergoes a deep clean, and a work of mosaic art has experimental surgery.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Jacob Jordaens: Renaissance Watercolours

    • July 20, 2021
    • BBC Two

    Behind the scenes at the V&A, a suit from glam rockers Slade needs some TLC, a Michelangelo gives up its secrets and a rare Renaissance watercolour requires urgent attention.

  • S02E02 Epic Iran

    • July 27, 2021
    • BBC Two

    Some of the largest paintings ever seen at the V&A are unveiled, Manuel’s costume from Fawlty Towers goes on show, and the museum’s oldest teddy bear has a special visitor.

  • S02E03 Alice in Wonderland

    • August 3, 2021
    • BBC Two

    At the V&A, a rare set of Lucian Freud prints creates a stir, a fragile 600-year-old tapestry is on the move, and a new exhibition attempts to bring Alice in Wonderland to life.

  • S02E04 Bacchus Vase / Minton

    • August 10, 2021
    • BBC Two

    At the V&A, Shirley Bassey’s favourite outfit must look its best for its debut, a Victorian vase gets a chance to shine, and a rare Chinese painting brings huge challenges.

  • S02E05 Bags Inside Out/Churchill Despatch Box

    • August 17, 2021
    • BBC Two

    Behind the scenes at the V&A, Winston Churchill’s despatch box needs attention, it’s removal day for a 350-year-old doll’s house, and a famous painting by Constable is on the move.

  • S02E06 Painting: The Great Renunciation of the Buddha

    • August 24, 2021
    • BBC Two

    At the V&A, a Buddhist painting is a mystery, children’s art goes on show, and Josiah Wedgwood’s masterpiece - the Portland Vase - is brought into the 21st century.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Episode 1

    • April 7, 2022
    • BBC Two

    Curator Annemarie prepares a major new exhibition on Beatrix Potter. The V&A holds the world's largest collection of the author's sketches, illustrations and writings, and now Annemarie is hoping the exhibition will highlight Potter's special relationship with the natural world.

  • S03E02 Episode 2

    • April 13, 2022
    • BBC Two

    At the V&A, John Constable's landscape prints are revealed, Minnie the Minx takes charge and the memento of a royal love affair goes on show.

  • S03E03 Episode 3

    • April 14, 2022
    • BBC Two

    At the V&A, curators must display the museum's biggest-ever object, a bionic hand arrives and secrets of artist Eric Ravilious's work for the Wedgwood company are uncovered.

  • S03E04 Episode 4

    • April 20, 2022
    • BBC Two

    At the V&A, Rodin’s sculptures are on the move, curators turn the page on a giant pop-up book, and photographer James Barnor reveals the tricks of his trade.

  • S03E05 Episode 5

    • April 21, 2022
    • BBC Two

    At the V&A, the founder of Biba flies in to see a new donation saved from a skip. Josiah Wedgwood’s experiments go on show, and a beautiful fabric unseen for 170 years is revealed.

  • S03E06 Episode 6

    • April 27, 2022
    • BBC Two