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Forde Abbey 1

Reality

TV-PG

44

Mar 24, 2001

Michael and the experts visit Forde Abbey in Somerset, where the finds include a second-century cameo ring, two ebony busts, and a reflecting telescope worth thousands.

Season 23, 25 episodes

Victoria and Albert Museum,

Michael presents his first Antiques Roadshow from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The experts uncover a treasure trove of unusual objects, including an original hand-written poem by WB Yeats, examples of Meissen, and a rare silver tobacco box.

A visit to Barnstaple in North Devon turns up an important enamel miniature by Henry Bone, a valuable collection of walking sticks, a World War I pilot's watch, a valuable painting from the Newlyn School, and a 19th-century native Canadian octopus bag.

Michael and the experts visit the Valley Leisure Centre in Biddulph, Staffordshire. Featured are a rare Wedgwood egg scrambler, a Constable sketch, an English repeater watch, a remarkable collection of ship's documents, and Queen Victoria's handkerchief.

Glamis Castle - Exterior,

Michael and the experts visit Glamis Castle in Angus, Scotland. They find a posy ring with a grim story, a dining table used for resting a coffin on, diamond jewelry, 18th-century miniatures with musical connections, and the scrapbook of a WW1 pilot.

Glamis Castle Special,

Michael introduces sequences from previous roadshows and recounts stories of the Queen Mother's early life at Glamis Castle. Featuring ivory figures, a pair of Chinese imperial bowls, a stone necklace, and a collection of handbag mirrors.

Michael and the experts visit Selby in North Yorkshire to examine an embroidered picture, a copy of Beatrix Potter's book The Fairy Caravan, two rare cornets, and a Masonic porcelain collection.

Michael Aspel and the experts visit Wisbech in Cambridgeshire where they examine a vase covered in paint and a Martinware bird. There's also an impressive collection of royal invitations, letters, sketches, and items from eminent Victorians.

Michael takes the experts to Blackpool to dig up a program for the 1936 cup tie between Blackpool and Bolton - including Stanley Matthews - a rare salt-glazed mug, and an unusual medal. And Michael discovers the predecessor of his big red book.

Michael Aspel takes the experts to Newport in Gwent to examine a teapot that holds 144 cups of tea, an 18th-century mourning ring, a rare Hungarian vase, a large painting of Britannia, and the 'nicest netsuke seen on the roadshow.'

Knebworth House,

Michael Aspel and the experts gather for an al fresco day in the gardens of Knebworth House in Hertfordshire. Featured items include a diamond brooch, a marine chronometer, a bronze Spirit of Ecstasy.

Knebworth House Special,

From Knebworth House in Hertfordshire, Michael introduces unseen finds from previous Roadshows and talks to Clive Farahar. Finds include a pair of female figures, an unusual table clock with a floating turtle, a chemist's mortar, and a Victorian toilet.

Michael and the experts visit Birmingham and find a Victorian painting, a telescope, an early 19th-century wooden ark, and a small pottery Turk's head, which turns out to be the most valuable piece of English pottery ever found at a Roadshow.

Michael and the experts are at Cliveden in Buckinghamshire to examine a valuable collection of jewelry found in a rubbish tip, a Stanley Spencer sketch of the owner's father, a brooch, and a silver beaker. Michael also makes a surprising discovery.

Michael and the experts return to Cliveden's gardens in Buckinghamshire and discover a ladies bureau, an 'eccentrically large' barometer, an unusual 'McMickey' Mouse, and a silver cruet set made by one of the great silversmiths, worth £30,000.

Michael and the experts travel north to Lochgilphead in Argyll and Bute. Among the finds are a valuable painting, a pair of Staffordshire zebras, a painting of a young girl by Scottish artist Hamilton McKenzie, and a carved bone ship.

Michael takes the experts to Salford near Manchester and discovers an album full of valuable photographs, Zulu wedding beads accompanied by some rare photos, an American scrimshaw whale's tooth, and a drawing by the local artist LS Lowry.

Eastnor Castle - Exterior,

Michael and the team are at the turrets and terraces of Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire, where they find some bizarre objects including a wooden bicycle, a huge pocket knife, an embroidered egg, a World War I pack, and the first All Blacks rugby shirt.

Eastnor Castle Special,

Michael and the team return to Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire with expert Paul Atterbury. Exciting finds include a 17th-century wine bottle, suffragette memorabilia, a bust of General Gordon, and a much-loved Victorian dressing case.

Eston - Middlesbrough,

Michael and the team are in Eston, Cleveland, where they find a sculpted elephant by Eduardo Paolozzi, a Victorian painting, the first commercially produced toy robot, a collection of craft jewelry, and a fiber-glass chair.

Michael and the team are in Melksham, Wiltshire. Among the items are a Cossack dagger, a drawing by Edmund Dulac, a dog collar made in 1784, and a collection of bedpans and a gold box found in the mud in Wales.

Michael and the experts visit Caernarfon in North Wales and examine a stunning 17th-century lantern clock, a set of chairs, a jade necklace, and a 200-year-old bleeding bowl.

Michael and the experts visit Rugby, Warwickshire, where the finds include a collection of suffragette material, a signed Rolling Stones album, a post box from Penny Lane in Liverpool, and a Turkish rifle with Greek inscriptions.

Victoria and Albert Museum Special,

Michael and Paul Atterbury return to London's Victoria and Albert Museum to showcase previously unseen sequences from other roadshows, including a collection of Winston Churchill mementos, and an album of Spanish watercolors.

Michael and the experts visit Forde Abbey in Somerset, where the finds include a second-century cameo ring, two ebony busts, and a reflecting telescope worth thousands.

In the last program of the series, Michael Aspel and the experts return to Forde Abbey in Somerset, where the finds include a decorative sword from the American Civil War.

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Antiques Roadshow UK

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20

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Experts invite members of the public to bring along their antiques for examination.

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