Antiques Roadshow

The Antiques Roadshow returns for its 35th year as a favourite on Britain's TV screens, an occasion marked by a very special visit from Her Majesty the Queen to meet members of the team at Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland. Fiona Bruce introduces three of the show's specialists to the Queen and Prince Philip and we find out what their research revealed about a curious collection of items in the royal residence. Two and a half thousand visitors brave the rain for a memorable day near Belfast, bringing along treasures including a Shirley Temple doll, a mysterious lock and key found in a skip and a vintage wine bottle with a surprising value. There is also a return visit from the proud owners of a recently restored Cartier watch in a new feature that takes a fresh look at memorable items from past series - Antiques Roadshow Uncovered. It was devised in response to the question the Roadshow team gets asked most often by viewers - 'what happened next?'

The Antiques Roadshow visits Kirby Hall in Northamptonshire, a romantic ruin originally built to impress Queen Elizabeth I, where star finds include a vintage TV set and a jade bowl once used as a butter dish. Other eyecatching items include marine paintings from the family of Captain Bligh, a bewitching medieval ring found with a metal detector and a wind-up Charlie Chaplin doll. The team are also reunited with a 500-year-old religious painting, first seen in 2010 and now beautifully restored. Now that the ancient devotional object has been returned to its former glory, art specialist Philip Mould is hoping he can learn more about its origins and potential value.

The Antiques Roadshow is back among the dramatic ruins of Kirby Hall in Northamptonshire, where the team encounter what could be the world's smallest stuffed dog and an extraordinary carved chair inspired by the MPs' expenses scandal. The sun shines on the crowds who flock to one of English Heritage's less-well-known gems and there are plenty of curious and highly valuable finds, including Victorian jewellery, Art Deco enamel, a toy football team and a Venetian drug jar worth a fortune - if it's original. Yet one item stops the team in their tracks - an elaborate chair carved just a few years ago by a craftsman keen to make a point about the MPs' expenses scandal. Fiona Bruce and Paul Atterbury decode its satirical message and offer a surprising valuation.

The Antiques Roadshow returns to Scone Palace in Perthshire, Scotland, where the team discover an ornate wooden box said to have been stolen from Napoleon, a portrait of a wartime heroine and a rather vicious-looking strap once wielded in Scottish classrooms. Scone Palace provides an imposing backdrop for a roadshow brimming with beautiful treasures and items reputed to have famous historical connections. Family legend holds that a 19th-century military campaign box was stolen from Napoleon - but can it be proven? A striking portrait reveals the story of a woman who helped save the lives of hundreds of Jews in occupied Holland during the Second World War. And we admire a silver tea service that was once due to be melted down to raise funds for a spitfire during the war. Fiona Bruce also meets a teacher with a fearsome leather strap - the Scottish equivalent of the cane, an implement of corporal punishment only outlawed in the 1980s

The Antiques Roadshow welcomes visitors to Derby's Roundhouse, a vast railway shed that dates back to the golden age of steam, where finds include a portrait on a pillowcase, a chilly Russian paperweight and the world's earliest football trophy. Fiona Bruce introduces a show that takes place inside the world's first and oldest surviving railway roundhouse, where dozens of trains were once serviced. Entertaining finds include a pair of Clarice Cliff bookends won in a pub darts tournament, a silver christening cup with a surprising history and a portrait by a renowned British artist - painted on a fragment of a pillowcase in a prisoner-of-war camp. A silver claret jug awarded to Hallam Football Club in 1867 also makes a return appearance in the Antiques Roadshow Uncovered feature, as recent research leads silver specialist Alastair Dickenson to believe it could be far more valuable than first thought.

Fiona and the team of experts are at Chenies Manor where members of the public bring their antiques and collectibles to have them valued.

Fiona and the team of experts are still at Chenies Manor where more members of the public bring their antiques and collectibles to have them valued.

In the second Antiques Roadshow special from the Somme battlefields, Fiona Bruce and a small group of experts meet families bringing poignant stories of courage and humanity in wartime.

Fiona and the team of experts are at Tredegar House near Newport in Wales where members of the public bring their antiques and collectibles to have them valued.

Fiona and the team of experts are at Towneley Hall in Burnley, Lancashire where members of the public bring their antiques and collectibles to have them valued.

Fiona and the team of experts are at Waltham Forest Town Hall in east London where members of the public bring their antiques and collectibles to have them valued.

A look back at some of the year's highlights and updates on some memorable items.

Treasures include a sweetheart brooch, a Victorian penknife and secret D-Day documents.

Treasures include an Art Deco pendant with a hint of Egypt and some charming tiles.

The Antiques Roadshow pays a visit to Lowther Castle in Cumbria, once home to the flamboyant Earl of Lonsdale - known as 'the Yellow Earl' for his distinctive livery.

The Antiques Roadshow makes a return visit to Lowther Castle, where treasures include Action Man figures, a giant skeleton clock and watercolours by Beatrix Potter.

At Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery in Glasgow, the team are intrigued and a little unsettled by an army of insects mounted in precious metals.

The Antiques Roadshow team visit Barrington Court in Somerset, where finds include a toy Noah's ark, an Elizabethan wine jug and ceramic brewery figures.

The Antiques Roadshow returns to Barrington Court in Somerset, where finds include a revolver believed to have been owned by Wild West showman Buffalo Bill.

The Antiques Roadshow is at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, where discoveries include a stunning piece of Swedish glass.

The Roadshow returns to Tredegar House, where finds include a locket given by Queen Victoria, a Welsh-made classic car and an implement for creating tattoos.

Fiona and the team travel to Hillsborough Castle, the official royal residence in Northern Ireland, and Ashton Court in Bristol.