Antiques Uncovered
External Rating25%
201260 minEnded

Antiques Uncovered

Network:BBC Two

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S01E03 - "Ceremony"

Aired on May 16, 2012, 7:00 PM

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Description

Series uncovering the stories behind remarkable antiques and how they relate to our lives today.

Details

Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
60 min
Premiered
May 2, 2012
Ended
May 16, 2012
Schedule
Wednesday at 8:00 PM

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Episodes (1 Season · 3 Episodes)

Entertainment

Historian Dr Lucy Worsley and antiques expert Mark Hill examine objects from the world of entertaining. Lucy discovers how the sofa, over centuries, has changed our behaviour and finds out what makes Chippendale furniture such a household name. Mark discovers the secret ingredient of English porcelain and visits a passionate collector with some very rare objects indeed.

May 2, 2012

60 min

Travel

Dr Lucy Worsley discovers how taking a holiday became something everyone aspires to do, and she also meets a man with a life-size train set. Antiques expert Mark Hill learns how intricate figures are put onto a piece of Wedgwood, and he gets a sneak preview of the Titanic auction.

May 9, 2012

60 min

Ceremony

Historian Dr Lucy Worsley and antiques expert Mark Hill examine objects that are associated with ceremonies. Lucy traces the history of the wedding dress, while Mark discovers how you put the sparkle into a diamond. They also get their hands on an Olympic medal from 1948 and look at memorabilia from a ceremonial event that Queen Victoria called the 'greatest day in our history'.

May 16, 2012

60 min

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