Antiques Roadshow tonight – Helen Mirren portrait, vintage skateboards, ‘Queen’s Beasts’
Antiques Roadshow Series 44 Clissold Park
The new instalment sees Fiona Bruce and the team at Clissold Park in the London borough of Hackney.
Among the uncovered gems are some valuable whisky bottles and a unique silver ring, shaped like a parrot, by Mocheh Oved—a piece that evokes nostalgia for John Benjamin.
Lisa Lloyd studies a striking portrait of a young Helen Mirren, while Marc Allum is captivated by an assortment of retro skateboards.
Serhat Ahmet inspects a petite porcelain collection of heraldic figurines named the Queen’s Beasts. Meanwhile, an original Clint Eastwood movie poster emerges as an unexpected treasure.
A pair of artisanal hot combs for styling African-Caribbean hair takes Ronnie Archer-Morgan on a trip down memory lane to his days as a hair stylist.
Lars Tharp’s curiosity is piqued by a ceramic container, once used by doctors to store leeches.
Antiques Roadshow airs at 8PM on BBC Two tonight, 29 October 2023.
The repeat episode, part of the 44th series, originally aired in October 2022.
You can also watch episodes online via the BBC iPlayer here.
Antiques Roadshow will continue next Sunday night on BBC Two with Survivor currently airing on BBC One.
