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Antiques Uncovered

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Historian Lucy Worsley and antiques expert Mark Hill uncover the stories behind remarkable antiques and how they relate to our lives today

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2nd May 2012 - 16th May 2012
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Lucy WorsleyMark Hill
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Entertaining
2nd May 2012

Episode 1

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.

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Travel
9th May 2012

Episode 2

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.

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Ceremony
16th May 2012

Episode 3

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'.

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