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Unravelling History: 400-year-old parchments from Knole in Kent reveal their secrets. Toby Jones narrates the story as @nationaltrust conservator Siobhan and paper expert Graeme prepare for the big moment.⁣
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📺 Hidden Treasures of the National Trust: Watch all episodes from series three now on #iPlayer. 📢 NEW SERIES KLAXON - Watch the brand-new series from Friday 15 May on #BBCTwo and @BBCiPlayer.⁣
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#nationaltrust #countryhouses #paperconservation #parchment #knole

📓 “This is absolutely a work of utter beauty” – Josh Widdicombe.⁣
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On The Rebound... this Victorian-era-inspired #rebind of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by @wainwrightbookbinding for @josh_widdicombe is a work of art.⁣
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#bookbinding #bookbinders #bookbindingstudio #bookbinder #bookbindingtools #bookbindingworkshop #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #bookaddict #victorianbooks #sherlockholmes #sherlock

"I didn't realise, that a writer can do what they want." ⁣
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Francesca Pavis chats to author and academic, Okechukwu Nzelu, at Manchester Central Library about their love of reading and the books everyone should read. ⁣
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A rare medical condition meant Grace was unable to give birth, as she was born without a womb. But in a landmark moment for British medical history, her sister Amy made an extraordinary decision: to donate her womb to her sister.⁣
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Bill Bailey pairs Grace and Amy with Karen Turner, an award-winning artist with a powerful commitment to telling women’s stories.⁣
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Watch the sixth Extraordinary Portraits story, Sister Donates Her Womb, and the rest of the series on #iPlayer now.

The Book Doctor is back. ⁣
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The Heath Bookshop's co-owner, Claire, prescribes books to help with building a quieter life, dating apps and countering isolation 🩺📖⁣

"Did I ever tell you about that guitar - Paul McCartney's? Well, I nicked it".⁣
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Ambulance worker Steve Glenister recalls the time his dad revealed a stunning secret, one that lit the trail on the way to discovering McCartney's lost bass.⁣
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The disappearance of McCartney’s original Höfner bass is one of rock ‘n’ roll’s great mysteries. This is the story of the iconic instrument and the quest to find it.⁣⁣
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Featuring exclusive interviews with Paul, his brother Mike, Klaus Voormann, Elvis Costello and the roadies, journalists and fans who embarked on a mission to return the bass to its place in music history.⁣⁣
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📺 McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass - Watch on #iPlayer.

Huge congratulations to Jordan and Cian Adams for their runs at the @LondonMarathon. Do watch @BBCSport's inspirational interview with Jordan if you haven't seen it, as he explains why he was running the 26-mile race with a fridge on his back - "No matter what you go through, you can still have a positive impact on the world". It's part of a massive campaign devised by @theftdbrothers "to make dementia visible", and raise awareness of a rare form of the disease that has had a devastating impact on them and their family. ⁣
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Jordan and Cian watched their mum lose her life at a young age, and later came another devastating blow as they found out they also carry the faulty gene.⁣
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In Extraordinary Portraits: Two Brothers Face Early Dementia on #iPlayer now, Bill Bailey hears the brothers' full story and picks artist @unza_k_saleem to create a lasting legacy.⁣

"I've probably bound thousands of books on this workbench." ⁣
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Charlotte Wainwright gives us a tour of her studio and we have to agree, bookbinding looks very addictive 📚.⁣

A sub-postmistress who campaigns for justice after being wrongly jailed in the Post Office Horizon scandal tells her remarkable story.⁣
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Bill Bailey pairs Seema with Jack, an artist of great emotional sensitivity, whose richly layered paintings explore, amongst other things, resilience. Will Jack's approach to Seema's portrait offer the perfect way to tell her story?⁣
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Watch the fifth Extraordinary Portraits story - Pregnant and Jailed in Post Office Scandal - on #iPlayer now.

Sometimes you just have to laugh...⁣
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“I've got into terrible trouble for laughing.” 🤣 - Dame Judi Dench tells John Wilson about getting the giggles at the worst possible time, while on stage with Ian McKellen.⁣
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🎧 Listen to this episode of This Cultural Life on #BBCSounds⁣
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#BBCShakespeare #Shakespeare

"It's often sunny in the world of Pride and Prejudice" and screenwriter Sarah Quintrell manages to bottle this and bring the characters in The Other Bennet Sister to life in such a beautiful and colourful way. ⁣
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📺 The Other Bennet Sister - watch now on iPlayer⁣
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#theotherbennetsister #bookadaptation #janeausten #booktoscreen #prideandprejudice

🤔 Who has ever done it better than Shakespeare? The question is posed by Dame Judi Dench in Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius. ⁣
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Also tackling the big subject of the greatest writer who ever lived are Dame Helen Mirren, Brian Cox, Lucy Jago and Prof Ewan Fernie. Watch Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius on #iPlayer.⁣
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#ShakespeareDay #Shakespeare