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Beaumaris Castle 2

The roadshow returns to Beaumaris Castle in Anglesey, north Wales, where finds include Faberg茅 jewels, a Titanic mystery and works by local artist Charles Tunnicliffe.

The roadshow travels to Beaumaris Castle on the island of Anglesey, north Wales, where jewellery expert Joanna Hardy is dazzled by a rare ruby and diamond collection worn by a family for generations of weddings. Lisa Lloyd is fascinated by a wooden figurine hidden in a secret cupboard and identifies it as a ceremonial African puppet.

Ben Rogers Jones sees a collection of photographs and ephemera relating to one of Wales鈥檚 most important historical figures, former Prime Minister David Lloyd George. Clive Farahar shares drawings by local artist Charles Tunnicliffe, who lived and worked on the island of Anglesey.

Hilary Kay discovers an oar rollock claimed to be from one of the Titanic鈥檚 lifeboats, and Wayne Colquhoun pulls over a red-hot set of wheels in the form of a mid-century scooter rescued from the rubbish.

A collection of carved wooden dogs catches Marc Allum鈥檚 attention, while Will Farmer hears how one guest went to auction to buy a pair of large, dramatic wall chargers that once belonged to her grandparents.

Jewellery expert Geoffrey Munn finds two pieces of stunning Faberg茅 jewellery, a pendant and an aquamarine brooch, which would have graced the highest levels of the pre-revolutionary Russian aristocracy.

Fiona Bruce gets a taste of 19th-century crime and punishment on Anglesey as she discovers the history of Beaumaris Gaol. Meanwhile, Welsh miscellaneous expert Ben Rogers Jones shares two Welsh antiques that reveal how Welsh culture and language have been both suppressed and celebrated over the years.

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59 minutes

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Presenter Fiona Bruce
Production Manager Rebecca Candy
Series Editor Robert Murphy
Series Producer Rae Gilder Cooke

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