Antiques Roadshow

Series 39

Antiques Roadshow is a British television show in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom to appraise antiques brought in by local people. It has been running since 1979. There are also international versions of the programme.

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27 Episodes

Tewkesbury Abbey 1
E1
Tewkesbury Abbey 1A draft script of a classic film and some very important dolls are among the finds when the team visit Tewkesbury Abbey in Gloucestershire. Fiona Bruce is challenged to identify a mystery object by expert John Foster.
Audley End 1
E2
Audley End 1Fiona Bruce and the team visit Audley End near Saffron Walden in Essex. Scouring through the family treasures brought in by visitors, the experts discover a varied set of items. These include the sword that ended the War of Independence in America, a large collection of toilet chains, a beautiful silver container that once contained the gall stone of a goat and three vases decorated with fairies.
Audley End 2
E3
Audley End 2A return visit to Audley End in Essex sees Fiona Bruce and the team of experts meeting thousands of visitors who are bringing family treasures for appraisal. Amongst objects brought to camera are a table that was supposedly used to sign Napoleon's abdication and a giant bronze cockerel buried in both world wars to avoid being melted down for ammunition.
Hanbury Hall 2
E4
Hanbury Hall 2Four shiny buttons bought for £2, a 10-foot long narwhal tusk, an enormous fishing rod and a musical piece of art from the World War I trenches feature in this edition. Fiona surprises expert David Battie with a bust that looks familiar.
Arley Hall 1
E5
Arley Hall 1Arley Hall and Gardens in Cheshire is the latest venue visited by the team. A time capsule buried for 130 years is opened for the first time. A lost work of art and a gold bracelet with a tragic past are among the items examined.
Arley Hall 2
E6
Arley Hall 2Among the items brought to the Cheshire venue are a portrait painted in India in the 1950s which catches the eye of expert Amin Jaffer and the diary of a WWII PoW, written while building the infamous bridge over the River Kwai.
Broughton Castle 2
E7
Broughton Castle 2Further items examined by the experts upon their visit to Broughton Castle near Banbury include a fine silver tankard, two life-size portraits of servants who worked at the castle and items telling the story of a piece of aviation history.
Baddesley Clinton 1
E8
Baddesley Clinton 1At the moated manor house near Birmingham, items include a diamond bracelet once worn by film star Rita Hayworth, a wooden peg removed by surgeons from a child's eye in the 1780s and a painting by Lord Mountbatten.
Baddesley Clinton 2
E9
Baddesley Clinton 2Baddesley Clinton near Solihull hosts Fiona Bruce and the Antiques Roadshow experts. An exceptionally rare silver box, a painting entitled "The Nudist Colony's Annual Dinner Dance" and two gold snuff boxes are examined.
Golden Age of Travel Special
E10
Golden Age of Travel SpecialIn an ambitious first, this edition of the show is filmed on board the famous train "The Flying Scotsman" as it thunders across Cumbria and Yorkshire in a special edition of the programme that celebrates the golden age of travel.
Highlights of 2016
E11
Highlights of 2016In a special edition, Fiona Bruce looks at the most talked about finds of the year. Plus a look ahead to the locations for 2017.
Tewkesbury Abbey 2
E12
Tewkesbury Abbey 2Fiona and the team return to Tewkesbury Abbey in Gloucestershire where items examined include a Tudor table from a pub, Maundy money, a signed picture of Chairman Mao by Andy Warhol and a rare painted silk dress.
Holocaust Memorial
E13
Holocaust MemorialAs preparations begin to mark Holocaust Memorial Day later this month, Fiona Bruce and a small team of experts meet a remarkable group of British survivors whose lives were shattered by the events of World War II.
Burton Constable 2
E14
Burton Constable 2On their visit to Burton Constable Hall near Hull the team examine the first transatlantic airmail letter, the diary of an S.S. Officer held as a P.O.W. in Britain, letters from Florence Nightingale and a collection of shoe buckles.
Burton Constable 1
E15
Burton Constable 1Fiona takes a look around the house at Burton Constable including the impressive cabinet of curiosities. A ship's anchor, a 17th-century example of flat-pack furniture and a collection of designer costume jewellery feature.
BBC Caversham Park 1
E16
BBC Caversham Park 1Caversham Park near Reading is the former home of the BBC's Monitoring service. Early notes on Shakespeare, Indian illustrations and a gold ring with a movable letter are among the items brought in to be examined.
Pembroke Castle 1
E17
Pembroke Castle 1At the birthplace of King Henry VII the team examine a number of items with a royal connection including a stick pin gifted to a page boy, mementoes of Queen Victoria's champion butter maker and photographs of the Romanovs.
Pembroke Castle 2
E18
Pembroke Castle 2The team examine more items at the castle in West Wales, including a sapphire-ring, the papal hat of Pope Pius XII and a collection of remarkable Ango-Indian paintings that once decorated a scout hut.
Senate House 1
E19
Senate House 1The team head to Senate House, Britain's first skyscraper, in London's Bloomsbury. Objects examined include elaborately decorated stained-glass panels found in a skip, a wrestling championship belt and the hoof of Lord Cardigan's horse.
Trelissick 1
E20
Trelissick 1A range of interesting and unusual objects are examined by the experts when they visit Trelissick, Cornwall including a bust of Winston Chrchill found at the bottom of a lake, a group of medals and a lifebelt linked to a dramatic shipwreck.
Ightham Mote 1
E21
Ightham Mote 1Fiona Bruce and the team head to Ightham Mote near Sevenoaks in Kent. Items featured include Walter Scott's walking cane and two very early cricket bats.
Ightham Mote 2
E22
Ightham Mote 2Fiona Bruce presents a second show from Ightham Mote, where items brought in by the public include a gold ring containing a lock of Lord Byron's hair, Chinese paintings and a remarkable collection of postcards.
New Lanark 1
E23
New Lanark 1Fiona Bruce and the experts visit the 18th-century cotton mill of New Lanark, where items include a pearl necklace and a rare cuddly toy found in a skip.
New Lanark 2
E24
New Lanark 2Fiona Bruce and the team are in New Lanark. Treasures brought before the cameras include diamond jewels found hidden in a chair and a jug rescued from a pawn shop.
Caversham 2
E25
Caversham 2Fiona Bruce presents from the grounds of BBC Caversham near Reading. Items featured include a communion book once owned by Wilfred Owen and a vintage Aston Martin.
Holker Hall 1
E26
Holker Hall 1The team travel to the Lake District, where there is an eclectic mix of objects; this includes a writing desk from the Tsar's Palace bought after the Russian Revolution, over 100 vintage fire helmets, and Edwardian weight lifting equipment.
Unscreend Gems
E27
Unscreend GemsFiona Bruce introduces unscreened gems from recent shows, including a cross believed to have been gifted by Marie Antoinette en route to the guillotine.