About this season
Antiques Roadshow is a British television show in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom to appraise antiques brought in by local people. It has been running since 1979. There are also international versions of the programme.
Episodes (26)
1. Manchester Town Hall 1
Aired 18 September 2011 • 58 min
Heirlooms in Manchester include a toy last opened by the owner's father in Edwardian days.
2. Charlecote Park 1
Aired 25 September 2011 • 58 min
Treasures in Stratford-upon-Avon include a collection of gold boxes and a royal gift.
3. Lulworth Castle 1
Aired 2 October 2011 • 58 min
Fiona Bruce and the team find themselves in the middle of a tank firing range in Dorset.
4. Blair Castle 2
Aired 9 October 2011 • 58 min
Discoveries at Blair Castle include a Mickey Mouse toy with a poignant history.
5. Hever Castle
Aired 16 October 2011 • 58 min
Included: furniture from the early 19th century; a Cecil Beaton painting of Mick Jagger; and a pair of tea caddies.
6. Hever Castle (2)
Aired 23 October 2011 • 58 min
7. Birmingham University
Aired 30 October 2011 • 58 min
8. Aberystwyth
Aired 6 November 2011 • 58 min
At the Aberystwyth Arts Centre in Wales, items include a musical 19th-century bird in a cage; Native Canadian carvings; and a possible Francis Bacon painting.
9. Remembrance Special
Aired 13 November 2011 • 58 min
Stories of wartime and sacrifice are shared. Included: a daring escape from the Red Baron during World War One; a cat that was a lucky mascot to the crew of a 1940s bomber; and a letter from a husband who was lost in action.
10. Seaton Delaval
Aired 20 November 2011 • 58 min
Items include a wooden train model; a clock; and Asian finds.
11. Castle Coole
Aired 27 November 2011 • 58 min
12. Layer Marney Tower 1
Aired 4 December 2011 • 58 min
Fiona Bruce and the experts visit Layer Marney Tower near Colchester in Essex to meet one of the biggest Roadshow crowds on record.
13. Layer Marney Tower 2
Aired 11 December 2011 • 58 min
Fiona Bruce and the experts visit Layer Marney Tower near Colchester in Essex to meet one of the biggest Roadshow crowds on record.
14. Christmas Special, 2011 Retrospective
Aired 18 December 2011 • 58 min
15. Hartland Abbey (1)
Aired 8 January 2012 • 58 min
Fiona Bruce and the team head to Hartland Abbey in Devon. Amongst the items catching their eyes are the World War Two notebooks of a young plane-spotter who may have witnessed Glenn Miller's last flight, a collection of pottery used for making clotted cream and a colourful assortment of early surf boards.
16. Hartland Abbey (2)
Aired 19 February 2012 • 58 min
17. St Andrews University (1)
Aired 26 February 2012 • 58 min
18. Lulworth Castle (2)
Aired 4 March 2012 • 58 min
19. Weald and Downland (1)
Aired 11 March 2011 • 58 min
20. Yorkshire Museum (1)
Aired 18 March 2012 • 58 min
21. Yorkshire Museum (2)
Aired 25 March 2012 • 58 min
22. Wimbledon 1
Aired 1 April 2012 • 58 min
23. Wimbledon 2
Aired 8 April 2012 • 58 min
24. Manchester Town Hall (2)
Aired 15 April 2011 • 58 min
Items include a painted panel from a closed biscuit factory; a plate; and a small picture by L.S. Lowry.
25. Shakespeare Special
Aired 29 April 2012 • 58 min
The team head off to Stratford-upon-Avon in search of some Shakespeare-related treasures.
26. Seaton Delval (2)
Aired 7 May 2012 • 58 min