Airdate: Treasures Of The British Library

Foxtel Arts screens a literary season in Treasures Of The British Library .

This is a 6 part series with well-known Brits exploring great English literature.

This series follows celebrities as they delve into the archives of the British Library unlocking masterpieces to explore their personal roots, passions and heroes.  Each person discovers six items from the British Library’s vast and unique collections, from well-loved items such as Leonardo Da Vinci drawings, Jane Austen’s writing desk and Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony sketchbook, to the Library’s lesser known treasures including photographs, sound recordings and banknotes.   

The distinguished figures involved are jazz singer-songwriter Jamie Cullum, actor and writer Meera Syal, poet Benjamin Zephaniah, children’s author Julia Donaldson, professor and television presenter Lord Robert Winston and trumpeter Alison Balsom.

Mondays at 8:30pm from April 22 on Foxtel Arts.

Monday, April 22 Robert Winston
In this film the leading scientist, medical doctor and broadcaster Professor Robert Winston explores six incredible Treasures of the British Library.

Monday April 29 Julia Donaldson
Julia Donaldson, one of the UK’s best loved and best-selling authors, creator of the Gruffalo, has been given the chance of a lifetime, to explore six great Treasures of the British Library.