Antiques Roadshow : Season 43

Experience an all-new season of exceptional items appraised at distinctive, historic venues across the country, kicking off from the stunning grounds of Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library with a heartwarming valuation of a $125,000 family treasure!

The roadshow is at Bodnant Garden in north Wales, where finds include a pair of sailor’s valentines from Barbados, a rare tandem bike and a candlestick from Liverpool Cathedral.

Fiona Bruce and the team are at Windermere Jetty Museum in the Lake District, where finds include a valuable collection of silver trophies awarded to a pioneering woman sailor, a James Bond poster scraped off a wall, a guitar rescued from a skip, a wooden dinghy from the film Swallows and Amazons, and a pair of ‘lost’ necklaces with surprising values. Fiona finds out about the daredevils who have attempted to set speed records on the lakes.

Antiques Roadshow is at Stonor Park in Oxfordshire, where treasures include a rare artefact that survived the attack on Pearl Harbor, and a genuine LS Lowry painting.

Antiques Roadshow is at Kenilworth Castle, near Coventry in the West Midlands, where intriguing treasures include a miniature safe, one of the world’s first interactive golf games and a trilby belonging to an Eighties pop star. Fiona Bruce delves into the story of a car industry entrepreneur who saved Kenilworth Castle from ruin.

Antiques Roadshow is at Forty Hall in Enfield, north London, where treasures include a pair of miniature hands crafted by the artist Lucien Freud, a model of Donald Campbell’s Bluebird which broke the land-speed record in 1964, and a destination board from the front of an early London bus. Plus a rare set of wedding jewellery from Nepal and a diamond cross and gold necklace with a hefty price tag.

Antiques Roadshow is at Christchurch Park in Ipswich, where treasures include an Imperial Chinese porcelain vase fit for an emperor and some intriguing portraits relating to the Profumo scandal of the 1960s. Also featured are intricate, solid gold lapel badges from the Australian gold fields and a pair of delicate paintings by a famous Suffolk artist.

Fiona Bruce and the team visit the spectacular Culzean Castle in Ayrshire, where items brought along include an early FA Cup medal and a valuable art nouveau clock. Looking at the history of the castle, Fiona Bruce uncovers the story of Scipio Kennedy, a former slave who won his freedom and went on to establish himself at the heart of the local community.

Antiques Roadshow is back in the stunning setting of Newby Hall in Yorkshire, where treasures include a letter by Roald Dahl, a priceless chair and some rare football memorabilia.

Fiona Bruce and the team are at Bodnant Garden in north Wales, where finds include a pair of rare Wedgewood tigers, a carved Russian chair and a silver box with a political connection. There is also some interesting art work: a picture from one of the great Parisian naturalist artists and an original Quentin Blake.

In this special episode, Fiona Bruce and the team hear moving stories about the aftermath of the Second World War and the desire to rebuild and reconcile after years of suffering.

The roadshow comes from the Jetty Museum on the shores of Lake Windermere in the Lake District, where finds include a Cherokee pipe and a unique piece of footballing history.

The Roadshow is at Stonor Park in Oxfordshire where finds include a rare group of Indian medals, Florence Nightingale’s toolkit and the story of a remarkable female pilot from the Second World War.

Antiques Roadshow is at Forty Hall in Enfield, north London, where treasures include some Chippendale tables with a hefty price tag, an original Punch and Judy set used to entertain children on the lawns of Forty Hall, and an intriguing necklace linked to a secret society. There’s also rare rock memorabilia, including a poster of Mick Jagger by Andy Warhol.

The team make a second visit to Kenilworth Castle in the Midlands, where finds include some early Meccano toys, a Special Ops radio set used behind the lines in WWII and a set of nursing medals that span three global conflicts. Fiona Bruce looks into the art of silhouette-making as an artist cuts her own portrait.