Thirlestane Castle 3
The roadshow visits Thirlestane Castle in the Scottish Borders, where treasures include an art nouveau claret jug, a full-size leather tiger and an ice axe signed by famous mountaineers.
The roadshow visits Thirlestane Castle in the Scottish Borders, where treasures include an art nouveau claret jug, a life-size leather tiger and an ice axe signed by famous mountaineers.
Marc Allum is thrilled to discover some letters sent from a post office in Antarctica, while Adam Schoon hopes to solve a family mystery concerning a riding spur found on a building site.
Paul Atterbury welcomes two roadshow fans all the way from Canada, while Raj Bisram gets to meet a contributor who last visited the roadshow as a boy with his rare Queen Live LP.
Ronnie Archer-Morgan is intrigued to see some intricately carved wooden tribal paddles from French Polynesia, and Mark Smith hears the poignant story of a World War II pilot who flew several daring missions in which 27 of his fellow airmen perished.
There are some surprising charity shop finds too. Susan Rumfitt is amazed by a diamond-and-sapphire brooch bought for 拢2.50, and Gordon Foster is dazzled by an arts and crafts silver bowl bought for 拢6.
Fiona Bruce looks into the short but stellar career of Scottish racing legend Jim Clark and gets to see some of his personal items and trophies. She also explores a curious local tradition called Hand Ba鈥� 鈥� a rough-and-tumble street game played between 'uppies' and 'doonies' using balls filled with hay and moss.
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