Antiques Roadshow – Specials
Episodes
25 Years On
Greatest Finds
Diamond Jubilee Special
Antiques Roadshow gets a royal invitation to Kensington Palace, to celebrate 60 years of Queen Elizabeth on the throne.
Christmas Special
Fiona Bruce presents a special Christmas episode of Antiques Roadshow featuring unseen treasures from some of the most beautiful venues of recent years, festive treats from roadshow experts and updates on memorable items discovered on the show. The Vyne in Hampshire, a Tudor mansion steeped in history, provides a suitably festive backdrop for the show. Childhood memories are rekindled with a look at much-loved vintage toys, while rare books and prints provide a glimpse of past white Christmases when the River Thames froze over. The team also find out what happened when the owner of a cherished letter from JRR Tolkien got the chance to rediscover his own correspondence with the famous fantasy author on a trip to Oxford’s Bodleian Library.
100 Years of the BBC
Antiques Roadshow is at Alexandra Palace in north London to celebrate 100 years of BBC Television, where items include a collection of Doctor Who autographs and the Mastermind chair.
Toys & Childhood Special
A special episode about the toys we love and how they’ve shaped our childhood, from Sindy and Action Man to Subbuteo and Lego. With a guest appearance by Jonathan Ross.
Nursing Special
The team hear moving stories about the history of nursing, from Florence Nightingale to the Falklands War, while Fiona Bruce meets comedian Jo Brand, a former psychiatric nurse.
Royal Treasures
An Antiques Roadshow special celebrating royal treasures, featuring gems from the archive, quirky coronation keepsakes and a few million pounds' worth of penny black stamps.
At Christmas
Fiona Bruce presents a festive episode from Uppark House in West Sussex, in which she revisits some of the most memorable stories featured in past episodes to discover what happened next. She also welcomes books experts Fuchsia Voremberg to share the story of explorer Violet Cressy-Marcks, while Asian militaria specialist Runjeet Singh shares family stories and artefacts he treasures from the Sikh midwinter festival. Plus, a host of previously unseen items with a festive theme, from toys and gifts to some previously unknown lecture notes by JRR Tolkien in the author's distinctive handwriting.
D-Day
A special episode commemorating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in June 1944, filmed in Normandy and Portsmouth, and featuring testimony from those who were there.