Episode
Antiques Roadshow: World War One Special
Overview
Fiona presents a special World War One themed edition of the show.
Details
- Series
- Antiques Roadshow
- Season
- Season 36
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2014-04-06
- Runtime
- 58 min
Episode context
World War One Special is Episode 16 in Series 36 of Antiques Roadshow. It aired on 2014-04-06. The runtime is 58 min.
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Episode 15: Scone Palace 1
A visit to Scone Palace, near Perth in Scotland, sees Fiona Bruce and the team meeting thousands of visitors bringing precious heirlooms. Pieces featured include an 'ugly' family brooch with a surprising value; one of the most significant books seen on the show, which dates back to the 15th century; t-shirts bought at a Clash concert over 30 years ago; and a tea caddy from the 1780s, which the expert describes as 'perfection'
Episode 17: Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester 2
Fiona and the team of experts are at the Royal Agricultural University near Cirencester where members of the public bring their antiques and collectibles to have them valued.
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Episode 14: Exeter Cathedral 1
Fiona Bruce and the team set up for a busy day at Exeter Cathedral. Objects under inspection include a table reputed to have been used by Bonnie Prince Charlie, a silver cup found when re-thatching the roof of a cottage, artwork painted by Edward VII as a child, and a pair of the rarest Delft plates ever featured on the show.
Episode 18: Polesden Lacey 2
Fiona Bruce and the team of antiques experts pay a return visit to Polesden Lacey.
Episode 13: Sainsbury Centre Norwich 1
Fiona Bruce and the experts head to the University of East Anglia where they are joined in the shadow of the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts by large crowds from Norwich. There is an eclectic mix of objects brought to camera, including the death mask of William Gladstone, a complete kitchen from the 1950s, a horn found by a serving soldier whilst on duty in Afghanistan, and a remarkable sampler sewn in Victorian days by a resident of an asylum, complete with hand-sewn accusations aimed at those responsible for her incarceration.
Episode 19: Gregynog
Fiona Bruce and the experts visit Gregynog and discover secret plans drawn up by a British prisoner of war in Borneo during World War Two, a design by a British artist made in tribute to Americans killed in race riots and a rare type of sapphire.
Episode 12: The Royal Ballet School, Richmond 1
Fiona Bruce and the team visit the Royal Ballet School. Objects include a World War Two long bow and a sketch of Dylan Thomas's wife.
Episode 20: Southsea - Royal Marines Museum 2
A return visit to the Royal Marines Museum at Southsea, near Portsmouth. Fiona Bruce and the team welcome thousands of visitors bringing their family treasures including a Jolly Roger flag once flown by the crew of a British submarine in the Second World War, a wine glass that is at the centre of a domestic dispute, plus perhaps the creepiest doll complete with a revolving head of four different faces comes spookily to life
Episode 10: The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Fiona Bruce and the team head to the National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh. Objects include a small carved ivory figure from the 18th century ploughed up in a local field, and an original manuscript by Robert Burns.
Episode 21: Exeter Cathedral 2
A return visit to Exeter Cathedral for another feast of finds for Fiona Bruce and the experts. Treasures featured include Chinese objects which revealed a shocking family secret, rare artworks by the sculptor Elisabeth Frink, a map of the Battle of Waterloo drawn by an eyewitness, and one of the earliest dolls to be featured on the show.
Episode 9: Towneley Hall 1
Fiona Bruce and the team arrive at Towneley Hall near Burnley in Lancashire. Despite heavy rain, thousands arrive to show their family treasures. Objects brought before the cameras include a garden ornament that turns out to be more important than first thought, a collection of handbags that has prompted a domestic tiff, and a 16th/17th century ring bought in a boot sale for a song.
Episode 22: The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 2
Fiona and the team of experts are at the National Gallery in Edinburgh where members of the public bring their antiques and collectibles to have them valued.