Antiques Roadshow is a British television series produced by the BBC since 1979. Series 26 (2003/04) comprised 25 editions that were broadcast by the BBC from 7 September 2003 – March 2004TV.com Antiques Roadshow Series 26 databaseHomes And Antiques, Meet the Experts
The dates in brackets given below are the dates each episode was filmed at the location. The date not in brackets is the episode's first UK airing date on BBC One.
Series /EpisodeAired Location Host & Experts Notes 26/17 September 2003 Sudeley CastleWinchcombeGloucestershire Michael Aspel & Gordon LangDavid BattiePaul AtterburyHilary Kay – Aspel arrives in the Citroen 2CV with the grandfather clock sticking up through its roof. 26/214 September 2003 BalaSnowdoniaWales Michael Aspel & David BattieEric KnowlesJohn AxfordAndrew Davis – 26/321 September 2003 Burton Upon Trent Michael Aspel & Lars TharpDavid BattieGordon LangMartin LevyNatalie HarrisJohn BenjaminNicholas MitchellIan HarrisRichard Price – 26/428 September 2003 Carnbrea Leisure CentreRedruth Michael Aspel & Natalie HarrisAndrew DavisChristopher PayneDavid BattiePaul AtterburyHilary Kay – the house where William Murdoch invented gas lighting. 26/5 5 October 2003 National Maritime MuseumFalmouth Michael Aspel & David BattieAndrew DavisHilary Kay – Suhaili, round the world boat of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston 26/612 October 2003 Dumfries Ice BowlDumfries Michael Aspel & Hilary KayLars TharpJohn BenjaminRichard PriceDavid BattiePaul Atterbury – 26/719 October 2003 Cressing Temple BarnsCressing TempleEssex Michael Aspel & Christopher WoodAndrew DavisDavid BattiePaul AtterburyLars Tharp – the way things were, when the horse, the plough and the wagon reigned supreme. 26/826 October 2003 Chichester CathedralChichester Michael Aspel & Nicholas MitchellNatalie HarrisIan HarrisDavid BattieEric Knowles – new episode showing unseen moments filmed in series 25 26/92 November 2003 Kendal CastleKendal Michael Aspel&Eric KnowlesLars TharpHilary KayPaul AtterburyDavid BattieNatalie HarrisIan HarriChristopher Payne – birthplace of Katherine Parr – artifacts of hill walker and writer Alfred Wainwright who was also honorary curator of the museum. Including office desk, pipe and socks. 26/10 9 November 2003 Dyrham ParkDyrhamGloucestershire Michael Aspel & Christopher PayneGordon LangPaul AtterburyLars Tharp – Dyrham in old English means a valley frequented by deer. – Dyrham Park was owned by the Wynter family for many generations. – Harriet Wynter married a civil servant called William Blathwayt who remodelled the Elizabethan manor house, the west front by Samuel Hauduroy and the east front by William Talman, King William III's architect. – Blathwayt also redesigned the grounds into formal gardens with cascades, parterres and forest walks. But by the time it was completed, around 1717, it was out of fashion and the gardens had disappeared within 100 years. – 26/1116 November 2003 Dyrham Park Compilation Michael Aspel & John BenjaminRichard PriceDavid BattiePaul AtterburyLars Tharp – 26/1223 November 2003 BostonLincolnshire Michael Aspel & Christopher WoodDavid BattieLars Tharp – Bostonian ancestors founded Boston, Massachusetts. – named after the 6th century missionary, St. Botolph. 26/1330 November 2003 Clitheroe Michael Aspel & Natalie HarrisChristopher WoodJohn BaddeleyGordon LangHilary KayLars Tharp – the old industries were clog making and cotton milling – the most important current employer is't quarry. 26/14 7 December 2003 Abergavenny Michael Aspel & Christopher Payne – the once thriving colliery is now a museum 26/1514 December 2003 Mount Stewart Michael Aspel & Nicholas MitchellChristopher Wood{Richard PriceGordon LangDavid BattieEric Knowles – the gardens at Mount Stewart were designed 80 years ago by Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry, wife of Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry. 26/1621 December 2003 Mount StewartEpisode 2 Michael Aspel & Nicholas MitchellChristopher WoodRichard PriceGordon LangDavid BattieEric Knowles – 28 December 2003 Next Generation Michael Aspel & Natalie HarrisJohn BenjaminDavid BattiePaul AtterburyHilary KayLars Tharp – 26/174 January 2004 Woburn Abbey Michael Aspel & David BattiePaul AtterburyHilary KayLars TharpEric Knowles – history of the Russells Duke of Bedford who have owned Woburn Abbey for 500 years. The main characters and builders who shaped the Abbey and on how parts of the building have gone into decline. The Abbey has been reinvented to create income, cover death duties and maintenance. 26/18 11 January 2004 Woburn AbbeySpecial Michael Aspel & – 26/19 18 January 2004 Scarborough, North Yorkshire Michael Aspel & Eric KnowlesHilary KayPaul AtterburyGordon LangChristopher PayneIan HarrisAndrew DavisNatalie Harris – t'Grand Hotel (Scarborough) on t'seafront, t'Spa and its sun terrace, majestic ironwork bridges, Scarborough funiculars which have been running since 1875 and the grandiose local museum. 26/2025 January 2004 St IvesCambridgeshire Michael Aspel & Richard PriceIan HarrisGordon LangPaul AtterburyHilary KayLars Tharp – by the River Great Ouse with rich soil of the Great Fen. Wool and cattle town, 70 pubs served the local farmers. 26/211 February 2004 Royal Hospital HalsarGosport Peninsula Michael Aspel & Lars TharpHilary KayRichard PriceChristopher PayneGordon LangJohn Baddeley – Royal Hospital Haslar was designed by architect, Theodore Jacobsen. – Scottish physician James Lind was one of the first in charge and known as the "Father of Nautical Medicine". He pioneered citrus juice as a treatment for scurvy 26/228 February 2004 Michael Aspel & – 26/2313 February 2004 Michael Aspel & – 26/2420 February 2004 Michael Aspel & – 26/2513 March 2004 Michael Aspel & – 26/2620 March 2004 Michael Aspel & –
References
External links Official Website – BBC Antiques Roadshow Homes and Antiques, Meet the Experts
Episode list – TV.com Episode list (from series 17) – bbcprograms.com
BBC Restoration Roadshow