Programme de Antiques Roadshow UK

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Among the objects under scrutiny at the seaside resort of Ventnor on the Isle of Wight are a family portrait showing the future Speaker of the House of Commons as a young boy.

Michael Aspel introduces a selection of unscreened finds from recent Roadshows, including an Edward VIII coronation souvenir that was hastily converted to an abdication mug, and perhaps the earliest fan mail for Elton John.

Pair of clogs; series of letters from the Crimea; intricately woven tapestry.

Original designs from one of Britain's leading graphic artists; Japanese depiction of skeletons dancing; lost masterpiece.

Michael Aspel and the team head for Coughton Court in Warwickshire, where the experts get excited about an Agatha Christie letter and a rare china figure of the queen on horseback.

Furniture made by convicts; keel of Capt. Cook's ship; items that belonged to Maria Callas.

Letter from Lord Nelson; portraits depicting ancestors of Walt Disney; correspondence from John Lennon's Aunt Mimi.

Original "Black Beauty" illustrations; saucer; fragments of porcelain.

Intricate hand-cut pictures; a cache of silver; a cushion woven from human hair.

Pair of bisque figures; early recipe book with potions and lotions; painting by one of Queen Victoria's children.

Rare piece of silver; car powered by steam; original illustrations of Winnie-the-Pooh.

Relics from the days of gold strikes; flag flown at the battle of Trafalgar; sad-looking bear.

A World War I shell case; painting triggers a bidding war.

The Courtyard Theatre is the venue to kick off the show's 30th Anniversary Celebrations.

Travel to Arundel Castle in Sussex, England.

A plate from the time of Samuel Peeps; crystal radio inside a water bottle; Oliver Cromwell's sleeping cap.

A lost portrait of William Gladstone; pendant; a pair of small rice bowls.

The owner of a hall clock is surprised to learn its worth; cider mugs from a local garden shed are valued; a primitive painting of Bristol's harbor arrives with a survival story.

Michael Aspel and the team visit Coventry Cathedral; pulses race when Henry Sandon values three precious pots at £8,000; the doodle of a famous artist is valued at £7,000; some surprising relics from WWII turn up.

Michael Aspel and the team take a trip to Banqueting House, in the heart of London; a valuable brooch proves that diamonds really are a girl's best friend; a rare collection of photographs of the Russian royal family has a staggering price tag.

On their second visit to London's Banqueting House, Michael Aspel and the team unearth even more treasure; an inheritance of old pots turns into a substantial windfall; there's a grisly tale to tell when an axe from the Tower of London arrives.

Items include some letters from Noel Coward and a bust of the 18th-century actress Sarah Siddons.

A watercolor purchased for two cigarettes in a WWII POW camp; 20p boot-sale buy that paid dividends.

Wartime memories are shared in the shadow of a Lancaster bomber at East Kirkby Airfield in Lincolnshire.

A squadron of classic Morris Minors arrives on the runway; a ring found in the roots of a tree.

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