Episode
Antiques Roadshow: Blair Castle
Overview
Fiona Bruce and the team head for Blair Castle, near Pitlochry in Scotland, where the treasures include a chair once used by Einstein, a necklace made from stags' teeth, and a rare and valuable watch with no hands.
Details
- Series
- Antiques Roadshow
- Season
- Season 33
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 2011-01-02
- Runtime
- 58 min
Episode context
Blair Castle is Episode 14 in Series 33 of Antiques Roadshow. It aired on 2011-01-02. The runtime is 58 min.
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