Episode
Antiques Roadshow: Aberglasney
Overview
The team heads to Wales as Fiona Bruce and the experts arrive at Aberglasney Gardens in Carmarthenshire. Despite the rain that welcomes them, there's a deluge of treasures including valuable illustrations found abandoned in a loft, a poignant remnant from the ill-fated Charge of the Light Brigade, and one of the most valuable plates ever seen at a Roadshow.
Details
- Series
- Antiques Roadshow
- Season
- Season 32
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2010-01-24
- Runtime
- 58 min
Episode context
Aberglasney is Episode 16 in Series 32 of Antiques Roadshow. It aired on 2010-01-24. The runtime is 58 min.
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Episode 15: Brooklands (2)
Fiona Bruce and the experts return to the Brooklands Motor Racing and Aviation Museum near Weybridge for another busy day of valuations.
Objects brought before the cameras include a rare and highly valuable stirrup cup, books once owned by Churchill and rescued from a garden fire, and a remarkable bracelet given to Queen Victoria that was found in a gutter. Plus Fiona welcomes the return of a friendly Roadshow face.
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Episode 20: Leeds (1)
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Plus a stunning Art Deco brooch brings the house down.
Episode 21: Leeds (2)
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Objects under scrutiny include a pair of important and valuable candlesticks, pieces rescued from the golden age of British liners, and intriguing evidence of early encounters with the Beatles.
Plus there's a surprise appearance from an airborne visitor.
Episode 23: Hopetoun House
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