The team returns for a second helping of finds from the Isle of Wight at Queen Victoria's Italianate seaside residence, Osborne. Expert Richard Price challenges Fiona Bruce to work out how three clocks have changed in value since 1977.
A twist on the classic quiz show formula, contestants search through the depths of their knowledge in an attempt to score as few points as possible.
Fiona and the team are at Minehead Railway Station where spirits are high despite the weather. As the sun breaks through, the treasures begin to arrive, including a chair said to have belonged to Henry VIII and a Butlins dance trophy. The day produces some eclectic finds: a 19th-century washing machine, a historic wedding dress worn by seven brides and counting, plus an exquisite miniature of Napoleon which is guaranteed to create a bidding war among collectors.
Sandi Toksvig is joined by Jo Brand, Clive Anderson, Jimmy Carr and Alan Davies to look at all things new.
To pay for armies and other costs, the ancient powers had to tax territories and monetise their assets. But in this world of commerce, ancient societies stored their wealth in different ways.
The team investigate the apparent suicide of an elderly resident at a retirement home, and Humphrey is surprised when his wife pays an unexpected visit to the island and suggests they give their marriage a second chance.
A twist on the classic quiz show formula, contestants search through the depths of their knowledge in an attempt to score as few points as possible.
Sandi Toksvig and regular quizzer Alan Davies looks at Ologies with a panel of celebrity guests including Claudia Winkleman, Bill Bailey and Phill Jupitus.
The remaining 11 bakers face Cake Week, kicking off with a crowd-pleasing signature challenge. Next, the bakers turn green with Prue's first technical challenge and an ambitious chocolate collared showstopper turns up the heat in the tent.
Fiona and the team are at Minehead Railway Station where spirits are high despite the weather. As the sun breaks through, the treasures begin to arrive, including a chair said to have belonged to Henry VIII and a Butlins dance trophy. The day produces some eclectic finds: a 19th-century washing machine, a historic wedding dress worn by seven brides and counting, plus an exquisite miniature of Napoleon which is guaranteed to create a bidding war among collectors.
To pay for armies and other costs, the ancient powers had to tax territories and monetise their assets. But in this world of commerce, ancient societies stored their wealth in different ways.
Sandi Toksvig looks at multiple organisms, and meets the world's deadliest hunter, a photographer hidden inside an ox and a juggling otter, all in the same room.
Sandi and Alan are joined by Aisling Bea, Joe Lycett and David Mitchell for a look at the world's oceans. They discover what improvement one publisher had in mind for `Moby Dick', why `Jaws' is scary, and how many oceans the Earth has.
Hannah takes a look at the vacuum cleaner, going behind the scenes with Dyson and discovering how the motor in their latest vacuum spins nine times faster than that of a Formula One race car.
Joe Lycett is back in charge, with twelve of Britain's most talented home sewers competing to win one of TV's toughest creative challenges. Judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young cast an expert eye over the garments, in the contest to find Britain's best amateur sewer. Week One sees Patrick and Esme settling the contestants in with a trio of challenges based on everyday wardrobe staples.
The team looks back at some favourite finds from the past 40 years while a selection of experts reveal what happened next to some memorable items. Ronnie Archer-Morgan revisits his emotional encounter with a set of Sooty and Sweep puppets.
It is the semi-final and the remaining bakers are just three patisserie challenges away from the biggest day in their baking lives. The heat is really on now with the complex Signature, Technical and Showstopper challenges.
The leader of a spiritual retreat is found strangled and Jack and the team are confounded by the fact that all their suspects were in a meditation circle at the time of the murder.
A twist on the classic quiz show formula, contestants search through the depths of their knowledge in an attempt to score as few points as possible.
A twist on the classic quiz show formula, contestants search through the depths of their knowledge in an attempt to score as few points as possible.
Sandi Toksvig indulges in a bit of well-earned R&R, with Alan Davies, Stephen K Amos, Susan Calman and Lou Sanders.
Sandi Toksvig goes roaming with Alan Davies, Sara Pascoe, Josh Widdicombe and Benjamin Zephaniah.
In the Byzantine city of Ravenna Rick discovers piadinas, street food dating back to Roman times. He then crosses the Adriatic Sea to Croatia and takes the opportunity to discover new dishes like pasticada, goat stew with peas and lamb peka.
A place in the quarter-final is at stake this week, and the challenges are all about lingerie. Host Sara Pascoe starts the sewers off with a fiddly pattern for a lace underwired bra and matching knicker set. With such small pattern pieces, there is no margin for error, and Patrick and Esme's eagle eyes will spot every mistake. The Transformation Challenge requires the sewers to take thermal underwear and turn it into daywear.
Rick Stein heads to southern Spain and the historic city of Cadiz. Rick is captivated by its narrow winding streets as he walks in the footsteps of the ancient Phoenician and Arab traders whose influence on the city can still be seen today.
Sandi Toksvig looks at multiple organisms, and meets the world's deadliest hunter, a photographer hidden inside an ox and a juggling otter, all in the same room.
Sandi and Alan are joined by Aisling Bea, Joe Lycett and David Mitchell for a look at the world's oceans. They discover what improvement one publisher had in mind for `Moby Dick', why `Jaws' is scary, and how many oceans the Earth has.
A twist on the classic quiz show formula, contestants search through the depths of their knowledge in an attempt to score as few points as possible.
Sandi Toksvig indulges in a bit of well-earned R&R, with Alan Davies, Stephen K Amos, Susan Calman and Lou Sanders.
Sandi Toksvig goes roaming with Alan Davies, Sara Pascoe, Josh Widdicombe and Benjamin Zephaniah.
In the Byzantine city of Ravenna Rick discovers piadinas, street food dating back to Roman times. He then crosses the Adriatic Sea to Croatia and takes the opportunity to discover new dishes like pasticada, goat stew with peas and lamb peka.
Sandi Toksvig looks at multiple organisms, and meets the world's deadliest hunter, a photographer hidden inside an ox and a juggling otter, all in the same room.