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Leeds Armouries Special

Reality

TV-PG

44

Dec 7, 2002

When the Royal Armouries Museum collection in the Tower of London became too much to handle, they had to find somewhere else - and so, this Museum in Leeds was built. The collection is vast.

Season 25, 25 episodes

Michael Aspel introduces the program from Liverpool in the splendor of St. George's Hall, which was built during the city's heyday as a trading port.

Michael Aspel and the experts visit Tenby and its idyllic crescent-shaped harbor - nestled in southwest Wales within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.

Today the mixed civilian and military population of Tidworth is gathering at the Leisure Centre which is run by the army in partnership with Kennet District Council. The experts are ready for action.

Michael Aspel introduces the Roadshow from Warwick Castle which overlooks Warwick town.

Michael Aspel introduces the second episode from Warwick Castle and tells how the Saxons fought the Danes here and how William the Conqueror made one of his supporters the first Earl of Warwick.

At Harrogate, a table made from an ancient bedpost, 3,000-year-old antiquities, a manuscript diary of a young lady who toured Great Britain in 1815, and a piece of naval scrimshaw dazzle the experts.

Royal Britannia,

Today the Roadshow is in a buoyant mood aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia, now permanently moored at Edinburgh's port of Leith,

Chichester Cathedral,

Michael and the experts visit Chichester Cathedral. Finds include a fine cow creamer, a rare 18th-century games purse, and a valuable necklace found in an attic.

In Shugborough Hall, the experts examine a rare posset pot, a ceramic garden seat, an 18th-century chest, and a corset with a poetic message.

Michael Aspel introduces the second Roadshow from Shugborough Hall, the seat of the Earls of Lichfield - including the fifth Earl, Patrick Lichfield, the Queen's cousin.

Michael presents from Ramsgate in Kent where the experts examine two special teddy bears and a handbag made from an armadillo shell.

Michael and the team visit Oban in west Scotland where they find written evidence of payment for "secret services" made by George I, furniture from Estonia, a cigarette box from Russia, and a garden chair from Portugal.

Michael and the experts visit Leeds Town Hall. They examine a painting by an Australian war artist, a silver claret jug, and two diamond rings.

Leeds Armouries Special,

When the Royal Armouries Museum collection in the Tower of London became too much to handle, they had to find somewhere else - and so, this Museum in Leeds was built. The collection is vast.

Uppingham School,

Michael and the experts visit Uppingham School in Rutland. They find a pair of animal bronzes, an olive wood desk from Jerusalem, and a collection of gemstones exchanged with a monk for a tin of corned beef.

At Mansion House in London, Michael and the team find genuine and fake French art glass, a sculpture by Rodin, and a broken plate worth a small fortune.

Michael and the experts visit Toronto, where they examine an American soda siphon sought after by country store collectors, a porcupine quill box, a valuable Newlyn School painting, and fine English oak furniture.

From Clitheroe in Lancashire, Michael and the experts unearth a mix of treasures. Among them, a Victorian multi-purpose pen knife, a miniature theatre, and a Japanese lacquered chest.

Michael Aspel and the experts visit Winston Churchill's Kent home, where they see a painting by Graham Sutherland and a Russian submachine gun owned by a vicar.

Michael Aspel presents the antiques show from Sherborne in Dorset. Finds include an inflatable paper globe from 1830 and work by the illustrator of Winnie the Pooh.

In the second visit to Sherborne School in Dorset, the experts find an original monk's bench, letters from Lewis Carroll, an 18th-century satinwood cabinet of great value, a cigarette case, and part of the airframe of the R100 airship.

Dunrobin Castle 1,

This episode of Antiques Roadshow comes from County Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands. Michael is making the journey by train because the venue, Dunrobin Castle, has its very own railway station.

Dunrobin Castle 2,

Michael Aspel returns to Dunrobin in the Highlands for a look inside the Castle with Lars Tharp. There's a selection of unseen treasures from other Roadshows including fine jewelry, silver, and porcelain, and even a collection of Star Wars memorabilia.

At Renishaw Hall in Derbyshire discoveries include a collection of swords, a homing pigeon clock, a patchwork quilt, and a valuable painting of a lion.

At Renishaw Hall in Derbyshire, the finds include a portrait by Stanley Spencer and Sir Reresby Sitwell takes a look at what is purported to be Robin Hood's bow.

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Antiques Roadshow UK

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

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