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Haltwhistle

Antiques Roadshow Series 27
Episode 2 of 26

Michael Aspel and the team of experts head for Hadrian's Wall, stopping off at the town of Haltwhistle in Northumberland. Amongst the discoveries made is a letter from JRR Tolkien.

Michael Aspel and the team head for Hadrian's Wall, stopping off at the town of Haltwhistle in Northumberland. Amongst the discoveries made are a haul of original fittings from the Titanic's sister ship, the Olympic, a roman coin found by a workman whilst re-building a section of Hadrian's Wall, and a letter from Tolkein disclosing his thinking behind writing 'The Lord of the Rings'. We also meet the woman with the largest collection of royal memorabilia in the land.

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Credits

Presenter Michael Aspel
Series Editor Simon Shaw
Producer Michele Burgess

Broadcasts

  • Sun 12 Sep 2004 18:45
    麻豆社 One London
  • Thu 29 Aug 2013 17:15
    麻豆社 Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Tue 6 Oct 2026 16:30
    麻豆社 Two England, HD, Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Last Friday 15:15
    麻豆社 Two Wales HD & Wales only

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