Treasures of the British Library - Episode Guide

Season 1

Robert Winston

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Oct 18, 2016

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Professor Robert Winston picks out his favourite items in the British Library, from a colleague's pioneering lab notes to Beethoven's notebook.

Meera Syal

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Oct 25, 2016

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On a special tour of the British Library, Meera Syal discovers everything from Jane Austen's personal letters to Sir John Gielgud's scrapbooks.

Jamie Cullum

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Nov 1, 2016

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Musician Jamie Cullum explores the British Library and picks out six intriguing items that have special personal meaning to him.

Julia Donaldson

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Nov 8, 2016

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Author and Gruffalo creator Julia Donaldson explores the archives of the British Library, selecting a host of profound books that have inspired her.

Benjamin Zephaniah

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Nov 15, 2016

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Poet Benjamin Zephaniah explores the British Library, picking out a host of fascinating items, including one of the first bank notes ever printed.

Alison Balsom

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Nov 22, 2016

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Musician Alison Balsom takes a personal tour of the British Library, unearthing charts made for Tudor royalty and the actual ink of Leonardo da Vinci.

Season 2

Fiona Bruce

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Sep 11, 2018

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At the British Library Fiona Bruce revisits girlhood favourite Jane Eyre, uncovers a 400-year-old recipe and charts the impact of the Great Fire of London.

Hanif Kureishi

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Sep 18, 2018

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Playwright Hanif Kureishi heads to the British Library to look at the work of PG Wodehouse and ER Braithwaite, before exploring the library's vast music collection.

Andrew Scott

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Sep 25, 2018

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Award-winning actor Andrew Scott heads to the British Library where he uncovers sketches by Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci and a letter written by Oscar Wilde.

Nicola Benedetti

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Oct 2, 2018

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Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti uncovers works from Elgar and Beethoven as she picks six treasures from within the British Library that have special meaning to her.

Jim Carter

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Oct 9, 2018

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Downton Abbey actor Jim Carter visits the British Library to pick out six items that have special meaning to him, leading him to reflect on his early days at circus school.

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