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Retrospective Special

Reality

TV-PG

48

Mar 15, 2006

Michael Aspel brings the season to a close with a reminder of this season's greatest finds and introduces follow up stories on some of the objects brought under the expert's scrutiny. Amongst the items featured is a painting that triggers a bidding war.

Season 28, 24 episodes

Lichfield Cathedral,

Michael Aspel and the team are at Lichfield Cathedral in the Midlands. Amongst the items are a small statue thought to be from the tomb of Tutankhamun, an early Punch and Judy set and a sword pistol that belonged to Lord Nelson valued at GBP20,000.

The team head for mid-Wales where Michael Aspel and team unearth more intriguing finds including a bust of Dylan Thomas, an intricate book of early silhouettes, and a plate bought for £5 turns out to be worth £10,000.

The experts return to Edinburgh in search of Scottish treasure. Amongst the items are an early Mickey Mouse mascot, a rare deco figurine, and documents that once belonged to the bodyguard to Edward and Mrs. Simpson now valued at GBP15,000.

The experts converge on Normanby Hall, where treasures include a marble bust valued at £15,000, a pair of rare candlesticks won in a newspaper competition and Michael Aspel meets a man obsessed by collecting and racing antique lawnmowers.

Antiques Roadshow heads for Tavistock in Devon. Inside the Pannier Market, they discover a cache of curiosities, including an inmate's uniform from the early days of Dartmoor prison and a plate, bought for a song at a boot sale worth GBP1,000.

Michael Aspel digs up unscreened finds from recent Roadshows held at Lichfield and Normanby. Amongst the objects are a ring once owned by the Romanian Royal family, an elaborate bed and a bizarre collection of coffinalia belonging to an undertaker.

Michael Aspel and the team head east to Ipswich, where amongst the treasures they discover a Duke's chamber pot now used to drink champagne, one of the earliest record players and a 50p find on a white elephant stall turns out to be valued at GBP1500.

The team enters Border country as the Roadshow visits Manderston. Amongst the items featured are pieces from Queen Victoria's household, a gruesome Man Trap and Lord Palmer's collection of rare biscuit tins now valued in the thousands.

Michael Aspel and the team set up camp in Rochdale's magnificent town hall. Amongst the objects under scrutiny are a gold pencil gifted by King George IV, paintbrushes used by LS Lowry and the diaries of a British hangman.

The team visits the Royal Hospital in Chelsea. Amongst the items are a Roulette table built to outwit cheats valued at GBP30,000, a collection of buttons worn by Charles Dickens and a gilded bee from a royal throne thought to have magical powers.

The team is at the seaside resort of Ventnor. Under scrutiny is a family portrait showing a Speaker of the House of Commons as a young boy and 75 Austin vehicles. We also hear the story of how a photograph saved a woman's life.

Michael Aspel introduces a selection of unscreened finds from recent Roadshows. Items include an Edward VIII Coronation souvenir that was hastily converted to an abdication mug, early fan mail for Elton John and a collection of art deco treasures.

The Roadshow team head for Lancaster. Amongst the items uncovered in the Town Hall are a valuable pair of clogs, a moving series of letters from Crimea, an anti-slavery ring and a rare and intricately woven tapestry valued at £10,000.

Coughton Court 1,

The team heads for Coughton Court in Warwickshire. Amongst the items are original designs from one of Britain's leading graphic artists of the 20th Century, a bizarre Japanese depiction of skeletons dancing and a lost masterpiece valued at GBP60,000.

Coughton Court 2,

A return visit to Coughton Court in Warwickshire where the experts get excited about an Agatha Christie letter, a medal awarded to those who came to the aid of the Titanic survivors and a rare china figure of the Queen on horseback.

The team visits Sydney in Australia. Amongst the items under scrutiny are pieces of furniture made by convicts, a part of the keel of Captain Cook's ship, The Endeavour, and one collector receives one of the biggest valuations in Roadshow history.

The team heads to Norwich where, in the Cathedral cloisters, they uncover more treasures. Amongst the items are a letter from Lord Nelson, a series of portraits depicting ancestors of Walt Disney, and correspondence from John Lennon's Aunt Mimi.

We revisit the cloisters of Norwich Cathedral. The team uncovers original illustrations from Black Beauty, a rare saucer used for many years as an ashtray is valued at £1,000, and some fragments of porcelain remind of the events that destroyed Hiroshima.

Michael Aspel and the team travel to Londonderry. Amongst the items under scrutiny are the most intricately produced hand cut pictures to ever appear on the programme, a cache of silver valued at over GBP100,000 and a cushion woven from human hair.

Michael Aspel introduces unscreened finds from recent venues. Amongst the treasures are a pair of figures that narrowly escaped a bombing raid in World War 2, a recipe book with hair raising potions and a painting by one of Queen Victoria's children.

Montacute House 1,

Michael Aspel and the experts set up camp in Somerset. Amongst the items are a set of chairs that witnessed the battle of Trafalgar, a postcard collection valued at GBP100,000 and a vicars wife confesses to a weakness for vintage underwear.

Montacute House 2,

In Somerset, Michael Aspel and the team discover more intriguing finds including one of the rarest pieces of silver ever found on the Roadshow, a car powered by steam, and a set of original illustrations for Winnie the Pooh draw gasps when valued.

In the Royal Exhibition Building, in Melbourne, Australia, Michael Aspel and the team uncover a rich vein including relics from the days of gold strikes, a flag flown at the battle of Trafalgar and a sad-looking bear with a jaw-dropping value.

Retrospective Special,

Michael Aspel brings the season to a close with a reminder of this season's greatest finds and introduces follow up stories on some of the objects brought under the expert's scrutiny. Amongst the items featured is a painting that triggers a bidding war.

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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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