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Secret Knowledge Episodes

  1. The Private Life of a Dolls' House

    Exploring the history of dolls' houses from early examples to modern incarnations.

  2. The Cabinet of Curiosities

    The story behind a collecting craze that began in Renaissance Europe.

  3. The Body Beautiful

    Natalie Haynes explores the Ancient Greeks' preoccupation with the human form.

  4. Zaha Hadid on Malevich

    Architect Zaha Hadid tells how her work was influenced by artist Kazimir Malevich.

  5. The Art of Witchcraft

    A look at why witches have cast such a powerful spell over generations of artists.

  6. Hogarth - One Man and His Pug

    Lars Tharp looks into the mystery of artist William Hogarth's obsession with pugs.

  7. Tracey Emin on Louise Bourgeois

    Tracey Emin presents a profile of one of the great artists of the last century.

  8. Castiglione: Rogue Genius of the Baroque

    Helen Rosslyn tells the story of one of the forgotten geniuses of art history.

  9. The Hidden Jewels of the Cheapside Hoard

    The story behind a trove of Elizabethan and Jacobean jewels discovered in London in 1912.

  10. Stradivarius and Me

    Clemency Burton-Hill explores the life and influence of violin maker Antonio Stradivari.