The Antiques Roadshow marks the festive season with a look back at some of the year's highlights and updates about items that have appeared on the series.

Christmas Special

Fiona Bruce

Durham Cathedral 1

Walthamstow Town Hall 1

The Antiques Roadshow returns for its 35th year, an occasion marked by a visit from Her Majesty the Queen to meet members of the team in Northern Ireland.

Hillsborough Castle

The Antiques Roadshow visits Kirby Hall in Northamptonshire, where star finds include a vintage TV set and a jade bowl once used as a butter dish.

Kirby Hall

The Antiques Roadshow is back among the ruins of Kirby Hall in Northamptonshire. An elaborate chair carved just a few years ago stops the team in their tracks.

Kirby Hall 2

The Antiques Roadshow returns to Scone Palace in Perthshire, Scotland, where the team discover an ornate wooden box said to have been stolen from Napoleon.

Scone Palace 2

The Antiques Roadshow welcomes visitors to Derby's Roundhouse, where finds include a portrait on a pillowcase and the world's earliest football trophy.

Derby Roundhouse

The Antiques Roadshow visits Chenies Manor, where finds include two paintings of the Titanic, an intricate bamboo pot and a valuable piece of Star Wars memorabilia.

Chenies Manor 1

The Antiques Roadshow returns to Chenies Manor, where the team learn of an extraordinary update about an ornate French plant stand last seen on the Roadshow in 1991.

Chenies Manor 2

In a special episode from the Somme battlefields, Fiona Bruce and a small group of experts meet families bringing stories of courage and humanity in wartime.

World War One Special

Tredegar House near Newport in Wales provides a colourful backdrop for a show that includes a carved coconut and a tapestry tribute to rock band Status Quo.

Tredegar House 1

The Antiques Roadshow makes a return visit to Towneley Hall in Burnley, Lancashire, where the team admire a collection of cut-throat razors and a Tiffany mosaic.

Towneley Hall 2

The Antiques Roadshow visits Waltham Forest Town Hall, where a lively crowd reveal surprises including a Rolex that James Bond would be proud of.

The Antiques Roadshow visits Durham Cathedral, where treasures include a sweetheart brooch, a giant Victorian penknife and secret D-Day documents.

The Antiques Roadshow return to Waltham Forest Town Hall, where finds include an art deco pendant and a purse that saved the life of a German soldier.

Walthamstow Town Hall 2

The Antiques Roadshow visits Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, where treasures include a miniature kitchen range and a sextant.

Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral 1

The Antiques Roadshow returns to Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, where treasures include a miniature piano with a secret and a sketch by LS Lowry.

Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral 2

The Antiques Roadshow visits Belton House in Lincolnshire, where surprising finds include a collection of Chairman Mao memorabilia from China.

Belton House 1

The Antiques Roadshow makes a return visit to Belton House, where finds include a ceramic souvenir of the first elephant at Regent's Park Zoo.

Belton House 2

The Antiques Roadshow pays a visit to Lowther Castle in Cumbria, where treasures include a mysterious letterbox and a stuffed dog with an aristocratic pedigree.

Lowther Castle 1

The Antiques Roadshow makes a return visit to Lowther Castle, where treasures include Action Man figures, a giant skeleton clock and watercolours by Beatrix Potter.

Lowther Castle 2

At Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery in Glasgow, the team are intrigued and a little unsettled by an army of insects mounted in precious metals.

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum 1

The Antiques Roadshow team visit Barrington Court in Somerset, where finds include a toy Noah's ark, an Elizabethan wine jug and ceramic brewery figures.

Barrington Court 1

The Antiques Roadshow returns to Barrington Court in Somerset, where finds include a revolver believed to have been owned by Wild West showman Buffalo Bill.

Barrington Court 2

The Antiques Roadshow visits Ashton Court in Bristol, where intriguing finds include a nautilus shell engraved with Brunel's suspension bridge.

Ashton Court 1

The Antiques Roadshow is at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, where discoveries include a stunning piece of Swedish glass.

The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 3

The Roadshow returns to Tredegar House, where finds include a locket given by Queen Victoria, a Welsh-made classic car and an implement for creating tattoos.

Tredegar House 2

Fiona and the team travel to Hillsborough Castle, the official royal residence in Northern Ireland, and Ashton Court in Bristol.

Ashton Court/Hillsborough 2

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.

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