Antiques Roadshow
There are surprises in store for a woman who has always believed that her mother's ring contained a large topaz stone and the owner of a rare Wemyss piglet.
There are surprises in store for a woman who has always believed that her mother's ring contained a large topaz stone and the owner of a rare Wemyss piglet.
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The team visits the Powis Castle in Wales Wayne Colquhoun examines a collection of memorabilia from the 1966 World Cup that belonged to Hugh Johns, the ITV commentator who covered the famous final.
Fiona Bruce and the team visit Sefton Park in Liverpool, England, where treasures include a medal given to one of the first men to land on D-Day, a dress by Ossie Clark and spoons used by Captain Cook.
The team are at Clissold Park in Stoke Newington in the London borough of Hackney, where Will Farmer is charmed by a collection of glitzy items made by Italian designer Piero Fornasetti.
On the beautiful grounds of Belmont House in Kent, Fiona summons the crowds in style with the help of a 14th-century instrument, the Moot Horn Fiona also meets comedian Michael McIntyre amidst an elaborate Roadshow prank for his Saturday Night Show.
Peeking at some of the Queen Consort's personal items and learning about her favorite charities finding the purpose of an unusual trio of items, a well-travelled Rolex, and digging up the story of a Ming dynasty bronze left on an Australian beach.
Objects that provide insight into the history of nursing and health care, from medals awarded for bravery to early uniforms, cartoons and medical equipment.
From a 4000-year-old pull-along toy to one of the first personal computer consoles based on the arcade game Pac-Man, the team explore how toys and the ideas of childhood have changed over time.
Treasures include a Ming vase, some valuable Beatles memorabilia and a painting by George Melly.
At Wollaton Hall in Nottingham, where treasures include a fire extinguisher cocktail shaker, a pineapple toy monkey and Queen Victoria's undergarments.
The team visits Belfast's Botanic Gardens, where Fiona Bruce explores its history treasures include early poetry by Seamus Heaney and an item that made motorcycling history.
The team returns to Beaumaris Castle, Anglesey, where finds include trophies from the Isle of Man TT race.
The team visit Thirlestane Castle in the Scottish Borders, where treasures include an Art Nouveau claret jug, a full-size leather tiger and an ice-axe signed by famous mountaineers.
Confronting a goblin figurine, a 17th-century amulet and a collection of signed Tolkien books looking at the guitar that underpinned '60s British rock exploring YMCA items that salute female WWI volunteers studying innovative ceramic repairs.
The roadshow is in Northern Ireland at Belfast's Botanic Gardens, where treasures include a collection of football shirts, Gordon Foster's silver tea set, a trio of brooches, a leather foot stool and a natural pearl pendant and brooch.
Featuring Firstsite contemporary art gallery in Colchester, Essex, where among the gems are trophies from the earliest days of aviation, a copper dish twice rescued from a skip and an antique that sings.
The roadshow travels to the ruined Beaumaris Castle on the island of Anglesey, north Wales, where a rare ballerina brooch captures the imagination of Joanna Hardy Clive Farahar examines a copy of "Winnie-the-Pooh" that could be a first edition.
Flip for a gold disc that belonged to rocker Rod Stewart, an imperial snuffbox and 19th-century embroidery a look at a local horseback riding custom and comparing two signed editions of Harry Potter explores the history of the Paisley shawl.
The roadshow is at Pitzhanger Manor in London, where finds include a quirky 18th-century children's book, a collection of vintage trainers and a Battle of Britain flying helmet.
Tackle a collection of rare football shirts, a fancy brooch that got stuck in a sock drawer and a kicky mule-themed money box a look at a drawing from a famous ballet dancer, a quirky bird clock and a sailor's woolwork picture.
Fiona Bruce and the team visit Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery in Ealing, West London, where treasures include a royal paintbox, a collection of Italian jewelry and a medal awarded to a carrier pigeon.
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