Antiques Roadshow Season 27
S27 E01
Sep 5, 2004
Portmeirion Sep 5, 2004 Michael Aspel and the team head for the village of Portmeirion in North Wales. Amongst the treasures brought to light are intricate 18th Century mosaics, items made by prisoners of war as gifts of thanks to local people, and a penknife valued at £1,500.
S27 E02
Sep 12, 2004Haltwhistle Sep 12, 2004 The team head for Haltwhistle in Northumberland. Among the discoveries made are original fittings from the Titanic's sister ship, the Olympic, a Roman coin from Hadrians Wall, and a letter from JRR Tolkein.
S27 E03
Sep 19, 2004Hastings Sep 19, 2004 In Hastings, the team assesses a Meissen pot valued at £10,000, a sketch by artist Augustus John valued at between £10-15,000 and an unopened wedding gift from the 1920s. They also meet a man with a serious addiction to Punch and Judy.
S27 E04
Sep 26, 2004Witley Court Sep 26, 2004 The team visits Witley Court in Worcestershire, where they discover the complete cast of an early puppet theater, a Worcester plate valued at £4,000, a drawing by LS Lowry, and a piece of Staffordshire slipware, similar to the famous 'Ozzie the Owl.'
S27 E05
Oct 3, 2004Rotherham Oct 3, 2004 The team head for the Magna Center in Rotherham, where they assess a rare clock given by Queen Victoria, a stash of silver valued at over £5000, some Beatles memorabilia, and one of the largest pieces ever to be brought in to a Roadshow.
S27 E06
Oct 10, 2004National Archives Special Oct 10, 2004 From the National Archives at Kew, Michael explores priceless documents from the Domesday Book and the SOS telegram sent from the Titanic. The team examines a mahogany coffer given by King James I and early papers charting the suffragettes' work.
S27 E08
Oct 24, 2004Hampton Court 2 Oct 24, 2004 A return visit to Hampton Court reveals a coral bracelet valued at £30,000, a rare black wax doll, a dress designed by Vivienne Westwood, and a small silver pig carried by Howard Somerville on his expedition to the summit of Mount Everest.
S27 E09
Oct 31, 2004Hornsea Oct 31, 2004 The team head to Hornsea on the Yorkshire coast; they find a chastity belt dug up on a farm, an 1875 sewing machine, and a haul of Beatles memorabilia. Michael meets a man who lovingly preserves over 40 models of Humber cars.
S27 E10
Nov 7, 2004Dyrham Park 2 Nov 7, 2004 The team returns to Dyrham Park in Gloucestershire. They find an 18th Century court dress worth £10,000, a diamond, pearl, and ruby brooch, a gift given from the Queen Mother to her Head Chef in 1937, and a tin cup turns out to be a rare piece of silver.
S27 E11
Nov 14, 2004Edinburgh Nov 14, 2004 Michael hosts a long-overdue visit to the Scottish capital of Edinburgh, where the team finds an ornate Russian cigarette case, a bizarre tourist's trinket depicting a dozen types of torture, and a lock of Beethoven's hair.
S27 E12
Nov 21, 2004Wilton House Nov 21, 2004 The team visits Wilton House near Salisbury. They find 200 typewriters, a suffragette doll dressed in clothes cut from women protestors prison uniforms, a ring worn by the daughter of Charles I in 1635, and an ornate table valued at £20 to £30,000.
S27 E15
Dec 12, 2004King's College I Dec 12, 2004 Michael and the team visit King's College, Cambridge. The intriguing finds are a letter from Florence Nightingale, the racing silk of a famous jockey, a collection of old wedding photographs, and an Art Deco diamond brooch found in wartime London.
S27 E17
Dec 26, 2004The Next Generation, Thinktank Birmingham Dec 26, 2004 The Roadshow team set up camp at Tyntesfield House near Bristol. Amongst the treasures brought for valuation are an elegant grape holder made from silver, a cabinet of rare microscope slides, and a ruby and diamond brooch valued at £30,000.
S27 E18
Jan 9, 2005Stornoway Jan 9, 2005 The Roadshow visits the Outer Hebrides as Michael and the team head for Stornoway on the island of Lewis. They assess some gruesome medical instruments, a table made from shipwreck salvage, and a painting bought for a song is valued at £20,000.
S27 E20
Jan 23, 2005HMS Victory Special Jan 23, 2005 The special Michael marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. Assessed items are ornately decorated ostrich eggs carved by a member of the ship's crew and a box made out of debris taken from the vessel in the battle's aftermath.
S27 E21
Jan 30, 2005Abergavenny 2 Jan 30, 2005 Michael and the team head to Abergavenny in Wales, where a strange coincidence unites two Beatles collectors. Other items brought to light are carved whalebone and a macabre pottery model of a famous Victorian murder scene.
S27 E22
Feb 13, 2005Ipswich Feb 13, 2005 Michael and the team visit Ipswich. Amongst the items viewed are a collection of pre-historic spearheads, an early American flag, a highly valuable silver tankard, and a pair of spectacles worn by Napoleon, as well as a collection of 5,000 Dinky toys.
S27 E23
Feb 20, 2005Dartington Hall Feb 20, 2005 Michael and the team visit Dartington Hall near Totnes in Devon, where they examine a set of royal cuff links, a letter from Admiral Nelson, and a valuable collection of silver that surprised parishioners when found in the back of the village church.