Antiques Roadshow (UK) Season 39 Episode 14 - Burton Constable 2

Airdate: 2017-Mar-26

Episode summary:

The team visit Burton Constable Hall near Hull. Objects inspected by Fiona Bruce and the experts include the first transatlantic airmail letter, brought on the plane piloted by Alcock and Brown in 1919, uncomfortable diaries of an SS officer imprisoned in Britain in World War II and letters from the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale.The award for most curious acquisition of the day must go to a bronze figure which was swapped for fish and chip suppers. And one family bring in 1,500 shoe buckles obsessively collected by a late husband. His investment proved to be a wise decision, however, when expert Judith Miller delivers the valuation.

About Antiques Roadshow (UK) series:

BBC Antiques Roadshow experts examine and value antiques and collectibles.BBC original show in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions ...Show more >