S40 E24 ∙ Abbey Pumping Station 2 ∙
A return to Abbey Pumping station in Leicester, where playwright Joe Orton's sister brings in the typewriter on which he wrote some of his most important scripts.
All episodes for series 40 of Antiques Roadshow
S40 E1 · Castle Howard 1
The programme embarks on its 40th anniversary tour by visiting Castle Howard, near York.
S40 E2 · Minehead Railway Station 1
Fiona Bruce presents the show from Minehead Railway Station.
S40 E3 · Nymans 1
Fiona Bruce presents the show from Nymans Gardens near Crawley.
S40 E4 · Nymans 2
Fiona Bruce presents a second episode from Nymans gardens near Crawley.
S40 E5 · Senate House 2
Fiona Bruce presents the show from Senate House in Bloomsbury.
S40 E6 · Entertainment Special
A special episode celebrating the history of film, theatre, music and television.
S40 E7 · Black Country Living Museum
Items include a Faberge jewel, commissioned by the Countess of Dudley in 1903.
S40 E8 · Castle Howard 2
Items include a rare jade Buddha and a collection of First World War aviation paintings.
S40 E9 · Floors Castle 1
Items include a collection of jewellery and a rare book signed by JRR Tolkien.
S40 E10 · Helmingham Hall 1
Items include an Indian jewel and a collection of decorative boxes.
S40 E11 · Black Country Living Museum 2
Items include one of the rarest guns featured on the show.
S40 E12 · Helmingham Hall 2
Items include a historic document signed by Elizabeth I.
S40 E13 · Newcastle Civic Centre 1
Items include an impressive crossbow and a collection of plans for RMS Mauretania.
S40 E14 · Osborne House 1
Items include a globetrotting trunk and a Japanese jar found in a water tank.
S40 E15 · Floors Castle 2
Items include a piece of Robert Burns memorabilia.
S40 E16 · Cardiff Castle 1
Items include an early Hockney print, and a signed Elgar score.
S40 E17 · Minehead Railway Station 2
Items include a chair thought to have once belonged to Henry VIII.
S40 E18 · Cardiff Castle 2
Items include an elaborately decorated Indian flask and a rare piece of porcelain.
S40 E19 · Stormont Parliament Buildings and Estate 1
Items include diving gear from the Titanic.
S40 E20 · Trelissick 2
Items include an ejector seat from a Vulcan bomber and a miniature sewing kit.
S40 E21 · Helmingham Hall 3
Items include a sapphire ring and a sketch by Robert Baden-Powell.
S40 E22 · Abbey Pumping Station 1
Mark Hill examines an abandoned sculpture and Richard Price values a clock.
S40 E23 · Stormont 2
Items include an unread copy of Ulysses by James Joyce.
S40 E24 · Abbey Pumping Station 2
Joe Orton's sister brings in the typewriter used for some of his most important scripts.
S40 E25 · Newcastle Civic Centre 2
Rare diaries reveal the story of Victorian heroine Grace Darling.
S40 E26 · Osborne House 2
Fiona Bruce tries to work out how much three clocks have changed in value since 1977.
