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Ch. Title Description # Day Date Time Length RPT CC DVS AD MD
36.1 Gloucester Michael Aspel and the team kick off another series of intriguing finds as two thousand visitors descend on Gloucester Cathedral. Amongst the objects brought to light are rare examples of Lalique glass, a wrist watch valued at 20,000 pounds, and an early Dr. Who script makes a surprise appearance.
WEB LINK		 2901 MO 05/28/12 01:00pm 00:28:12 - × × ST
36.1 Carter’s Steam Fair Michael Aspel and the team set up alongside the carousels and waltzers at Carters Steam Fair in North London. Amongst the items under scrutiny are a boot sale buy which drops jaws when valued at 5,000 pounds; an original script written by Ronnie Barker of a classic comedy sketch; and, a painting donated to a charity turns out to be worth a lot of money.
WEB LINK		 2902 TU 05/29/12 01:00pm 00:28:47 - × × ST
36.1 Kedleston Hall The Roadshow heads for Derbyshire as Michael Aspel and the team set up for business in the grounds of Kedleston Hall. Amongst the items under scrutiny are a rare mill clock which measured both time and the mill workers efficiency; a bizarre collection of 70 toasters; plus a pair of dusty vases actually worth money.
WEB LINK		 2903 WE 05/30/12 01:00pm 00:28:56 - × × ST
36.1 Bishop Auckland 1 Michael Aspel and the team converge on Bishop Auckland in County Durham. Amongst the items uncovered are a set of skeleton keys used for a daring POW escape in World War II; a simple jug found in the trash; and, a hoarder of cat collectables is introduced, who lives with over 10,000 feline related objects.
WEB LINK		 2904 TH 05/31/12 01:00pm 00:28:17 - × × ST
36.1 Bishop Auckland 2 A second visit to the home of the Bishop of Durham at Auckland Castle proves another busy day for Michael Aspel and the team. Amongst the items uncovered are a cunning flask used to smuggle whiskey out of a distillery, rare documents plotting the German invasion of Britain in World War II and a collection of some of the first glass eyes prompts a staggering valuation.
WEB LINK		 2905 FR 06/01/12 01:00pm 00:28:01 - × × ST
36.1 Swansea Michael Aspel and the team head for Wales and set up camp in the Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. Amongst the items under scrutiny are Marc Bolan's guitar and stage suits, a collection of Suffragette items including one eerie piece used as a voodoo doll to scare an early supporter of women's rights. Plus a Victorian painting produced by the owner's ancestor turns out to be worth £35,000.
WEB LINK		 2906 MO 06/04/12 01:00pm 00:28:03 - × × ST
36.1 Hughendon Manor 1 Michael Aspel and the specialists head for Disraeli's home, Hughenden Manor in Buckinghamshire. Among the items featured this week are rare pictures of AA Milne's son 'Christopher Robin', a previously unknown portrait of Nelson's daughter and a stash of jewels thought to be paste turn out to be worth the price of a car.
WEB LINK		 2907 TU 06/05/12 01:00pm 00:27:48 - × × ST
36.1 Hughendon Manor 2 Michael Aspel and the team return to Hughenden Manor, High Wycombe. An appropriate venue for Remembrance Sunday as we uncover the previously secret story of the vital role played by Bomber Command at the house in World War II. Amongst the objects uncovered are a set of rare Victorian fairground figures, a 17th century water flagon and a painting of an Irish landscape receives a staggering valuation.
WEB LINK		 2908 WE 06/06/12 01:00pm 00:27:27 - × × ST
36.1 Kedleston Hall 2 Michael Aspel introduces unscreened finds from recent visits to Kedleston Hall near Derby and Swansea's Brangwyn Hall. Amongst the objects scrutinised by the specialists are a life size model of King Kong produced to promote the release of the original film in the 1930's, a pair of 3rd century Indian carvings with a mysterious tale, and a handful of jewels that have gathered dust for decades turn out to be worth a small fortune.
WEB LINK		 2909 TH 06/07/12 01:00pm 00:28:07 - × × ST
36.1 Aberdeen Music Hall Michael Aspel and the team head for Aberdeen Music Hall for another busy day packed with surprising finds. Objects featured include a Scottish broadsword bought with money saved from a youngster's paper round which turns out to be much older and, consequently rarer, than a young boy ever dreamt of. There's an exquiste piece of of church silver made by a leading arts and crafts designer. Plus, a pair of bronzes considered by their owner to be ugly dust traps are given a golden valuation.
WEB LINK		 2910 FR 06/08/12 01:00pm 00:28:48 - × × ST
36.1 Prideaux Place 1 Michael Aspel and the team head for Cornwall for a busy day at Prideaux Place. Amongst the objects under scrutiny are original pieces of artwork for some of the earliest saucy seaside postcards, a revealing letter written on board HMS Victory by Lord Nelson, a rare Ming vase and we hear a premiere of a song written by Ivor Novello.
WEB LINK		 2911 MO 06/11/12 01:00pm 00:28:33 - × × ST
36.1 Prideaux Place 2 A second visit to Prideaux Place in Cornwall as Michael Aspel and the team scour thousands of objects in search of treasures. Amongst the items uncovered are what's described as an early 'iPod'--an 18th century Japanese device for listening to music created by crickets; some original illustrations by Louis Wain; one of the earliest cannons in the country; and, a dusty family picture turns out to be by the greatest Regency portrait painter.
WEB LINK		 2912 TU 06/12/12 01:00pm 00:27:13 - × × ST
36.1 Arundel Michael Aspel, the team of experts and 2,000 eager visitors invade Arundel Castle for a busy Roadshow in the magnificent Barons Hall. Amongst the items uncovered are a Roman head dug up in a garden; a set of first edition James Bond stories signed and given by Ian Fleming to his secretary as a thank you for typing every word; plus, a jaw dropping moment with the most expensive valuation ever seen on the Roadshow.
WEB LINK		 2913 WE 06/13/12 01:00pm 00:26:46 - × × ST
36.1 Gloucester More surprising finds as Michael Aspel and the team return to Gloucester Cathedral. Objects uncovered include the microphone used by Churchill to announce the end of World War II; the oldest piece of furniture seen on a Roadshow; a church coffer from 1400, is opened for the first time in living memory; and, a rare bronze from the studio of Sir Frederick Leighton produces a stunning valuation.
WEB LINK		 2914 TH 06/14/12 01:00pm 00:26:46 - × × ST
36.1 Australia Special Last year the Roadshow team headed down under for the first time. The valuation days in Sydney and Melbourne were flocked to by many thousands of visitors who proved that Australians know and love their antiques too. This episode includes a squatters tool chest used by early migrants setting up home in the outback; some bizarre mementos from the Beatles only visit to Australia; and, a rare portrait of an important participant in the Boston Tea Party washes up in Sydney to receive a staggering valuation.
WEB LINK		 2915 FR 06/15/12 01:00pm 00:28:04 - × × ST
36.1 Birmingham Symphony Hall Michael Aspel and the specialists visit Birmingham's Symphony Hall for another busy day. Objects under scrutiny include a skull handled walking cane bought at a boot sale which scares its owner when he learns of its value; a rare set of cricketing memorabillia; an exquisite Edwardian dressing case; and, a collection of signed portraits from Hollywood's leading performers of the 1950's and 60's.
WEB LINK		 2916 MO 06/18/12 01:00pm 00:27:53 - × × ST
36.1 Holkham Hall 1 What happens when thousands of Roadshow visitors and their valuables are hit by a freak storm? Find out as Michael Aspel and the team visit Holkham Hall. Despite the deluge, it proves a day of fantastic finds when a lucky owner learns their antique three leaf clover brooch is worth the price of a small car; a cannon used on the north west frontier of India is put back in to action; and, a pair of Buffalo Bill's gloves turn up in north Norfolk.
WEB LINK		 2917 TU 06/19/12 01:00pm 00:27:41 - × × ST
36.1 Holkham Hall 2 In the second visit to Holkham Hall in north Norfolk, Michael Aspel and the team unearth more treasures. Amongst the objects under scrutiny are relics used during the Charge of the Light Brigade; a simple glass bottle valued at £2,000; an exquisite art deco dressing table; and, a curious collection which charts a remarkable life story.
WEB LINK		 2918 WE 06/20/12 01:00pm 00:27:51 - × × ST
36.1 Southport 1 Michael Aspel and the team set up camp at Southport's Floral Hall for another busy day of evaluations. Objects exciting the specialists include pieces brought back by early missionaries visiting Africa; a very rare medal awarded to suffragettes; and, a pair of barbers chairs in which the Beatles were given their mop top hair cuts.
WEB LINK		 2919 TH 06/21/12 01:00pm 00:26:46 - × × ST
36.1 Southport 2 A second visit to the Floral Hall in Southport includes a rare perfume bottle valued at over two thousand pounds; the first mobile telephone--made in Victorian days; and, a collection of pop stars autographs receive a jaw dropping valuation.
WEB LINK		 2920 FR 06/22/12 01:00pm 00:26:46 - × × ST
36.1 Wakehurst Place Michael Aspel and the team arrive at Wakehurst Place in West Sussex for another busy day of evaluations. Objects under scrutiny include a decorative cast-iron finial from Tower Bridge which was dislodged after a bombing raid in World War 2; a collection of 13th century church carvings removed in the Victorian era; and, one of the finest and most valuable pieces of aesthetic art to have been seen at a Roadshow.
WEB LINK		 2921 MO 06/25/12 01:00pm 00:26:46 - × × ST
36.1 Kelvingrove 1 From Glasgow's magnificent and newly refurbished Kelvingrove Museum, Michael Aspel and the team face one of the busiest days in Roadshow history. Amongst the pieces featured are an early toy car that carries an astounding value, artwork drawn in the trenches of the First World War; the finest travelling medicine chest ever seen on the programme; and, a macabre wallet made from human skin.
WEB LINK		 2922 TU 06/26/12 01:00pm 00:26:46 - × × ST
36.1 Kelvingrove 2 Michael Aspel and the team make a second visit to Glasgow's Kelvingrove art gallery where another outstanding haul awaits. Amongst the objects under scrutiny are one of the earliest stoneware jugs to be seen on the Roadshow; a Chippendale chair worth the cost of a small house; and, original artwork by Charles Rennie Mackintosh emerges out of a loft.
WEB LINK		 2923 WE 06/27/12 01:00pm 00:26:46 - × × ST
36.1 Tavistock Michael Aspel and the team are in Devon for a busy day in Tavistock Market. Objects featured include two very unusual items created by 'Mouseman,' a Japanese collection of exceptional quality; an Elizabethan jug pulled out of a well and still in perfect condition; and, a painting with a sinister tale to tell.
WEB LINK		 2924 TH 06/28/12 01:00pm 00:26:46 - × × ST
36.1 Lacock Abbey 1 Thousands flock to Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire to keep an appointment with Michael Aspel and the team of experts. Amongst the featured items are a rare collection of objects celebrating the French Revolution; a set of valuable chairs designed by Chippendale; and, a small pottery owl proves a real showstopper when valued in the tens of thousands.
WEB LINK		 2925 FR 06/29/12 01:00pm 00:26:46 - × × ST