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Professor Hutton's Curiosities
Professor Hutton's Curiosities

Series 1 | Episode 5

Join Professor Ronald Hutton as he tours quirky museums. Witness a display of Lord Leighton's art and learn about the Venerable Order of Saint John.

Professor Hutton's Curiosities
Professor Hutton's Curiosities

Series 1 | Episode 10

Discover museums off the tourist trail. A trip to Kew Bridge Steam Museum, which reveals all about the history of the water supply industry.

Professor Hutton's Curiosities
Professor Hutton's Curiosities

Series 1 | Episode 8

Discover Britain's quirky museums. Professor Hutton slips into the home of Sigmund Freud and is bowled over at the MCC Museum at Lord's.

Professor Hutton's Curiosities
Professor Hutton's Curiosities

Series 1 | Episode 4

Prepare to be wowed by the breathtaking Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology on show at the Petrie Museum, which houses over 80,000 relics.

Professor Hutton's Curiosities
Professor Hutton's Curiosities

Series 1 | Episode 9

The Geffrye Museum specialises in the history of the English domestic interior, from furniture to paintings. Professor Ronald Hutton celebrates this unsung museum.

Professor Hutton's Curiosities
Professor Hutton's Curiosities

Series 1 | Episode 1

Explore Britain's unusual museums. In 1979, artist Dennis Severs restored a property in Spitalfields to its 18th century glory - which the public can now enjoy.

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About Professor Hutton's Curiosities
About Professor Hutton's Curiosities

See the hidden curiosities and unsung gems tucked away inside Britain's unknown museums

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6 Historic Items Sold Big At Auction

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Treasure Detectives Clip
Treasure Detectives Clip

Watch a clip taken from the fakes and forgeries series Treasure Detectives.

A Brief History of Marriage
A Brief History of Marriage

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Pioneers of Surgery

Ever wondered just how modern medicine got to where it is today?

100 Years of History: 17th Century
100 Years of History: 17th Century

We've now come now to the 17th century in our trip through a thousand years of history.

The Pill
The Pill

Britain in the 1950s was still trying to shake off Victorian attitudes to sex.

The Miniskirt
The Miniskirt

Before miniskirts, thighs were rarely seen away from the beach or the swimming pool.