Bargain Hunt Season 62, Episode 1: Jubilee Special

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Jubilee Special

Charlie Ross presides over a bargain hunt with a regal twist. Experts Nick Hall and Stephanie Connell assist two teams of royal enthusiasts as they do battle at the Royal Cheshire County Showground. Charlie is given exclusive access to the royal carriages at the National Railway Museum in York.

44 min

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Detling 32

Detling in Kent is the location for today’s programme. Charlie Ross is in charge, with experts Thomas Forrester and Ochuko Ojiri helping the red and blue teams look for bargains. At Catherine Southon Auctioneers, Charlie watches as a valuable collection of scent bottles fetches astonishing amounts. Will the teams' profits follow suit?

44 min

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Southwell 1

Roo Irvine is at Southwell Racecourse, where experts Izzie Balmer and Nick Hall join the teams as they search for the best items to sell at auction. Roo enlists the help of the public to identify today’s mystery object.

44 min

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Huntingdon 5

Eric Knowles is in Huntingdon, where experts Colin Young and Raj Bisram guide the red and blue teams as they try to buy three profitable items to take to auction. Eric also pays a visit to the Cromwell Museum to find out about one of the most controversial men in British history, Oliver Cromwell.

44 min

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Newark 10

Natasha Raskin Sharp heads to Nottinghamshire, where experts Ben Cooper and Izzie Balmer take the teams antiques hunting before heading to Derby for today’s auction. Natasha discovers how a 16th-century curate revolutionised the world of knitting and tries out his extraordinary invention for herself.

44 min

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Wrexham 25

Charlie Ross heads to Wrexham with experts Stephanie Connell and Thomas Forrester. Charlie goes behind the scenes at Wrexham’s museum to find out what part lager and football have played in the town’s history.

44 min

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Shrewsbury 24

Caroline Hawley heads to Shrewsbury in Shropshire, where experts Thomas Forrester and Mark Stacey guide the red and blue teams as they go in search of some bargains before selling them at auction in Lichfield. Caroline visits RAF Cosford to learn about a team of Spitfire-flying women.

44 min

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Ardingly 17

Eric Knowles presents today’s episode from Ardingly Antiques Fair in West Sussex. Experts Kate Bliss and Gary Pe guide the red and blue teams, who have £300 to spend on three bargains. Eric pays a visit to the village of Herstmonceux to learn how lightweight baskets called trugs are made. At the auction, there’s great excitement, but which team will be victorious?

44 min

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Oswestry 29

Christina Trevanion and experts Kate Bliss and Richard Madley take today's teams antiques hunting in Oswestry, Shropshire, before heading to Stratford-upon-Avon for today’s auction. Christina discovers how a trained sculptor made a name for himself with some extraordinary wooden carvings.

44 min

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Hele 13

Natasha Raskin Sharp, experts Danny Sebastian and John Cameron and the teams go antique-hunting in Hele, before heading to Honiton for today’s auction. Natasha asks the public of Exeter about a unique mystery item.

44 min

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Shrewsbury 22

Caroline Hawley is in Shrewsbury, where experts Thomas Forrester and Mark Stacey lend a hand to the red and blue teams before they head to auction in Lichfield. Caroline learns about the history of tinplate toys.

44 min

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Southwell 2

Roo Irvine visits Southwell Racecourse, where experts Izzie Balmer and Nick Hall find valuable items to sell at auction with Colin Young. Roo learns about a forgotten industry, tin box manufacturing.

44 min

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Sawbridgeworth 7

Eric Knowles and experts Colin Young and Raj Bisram are in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, to go shopping for antiques with the red and blue teams. They are hoping for big profits when they head to the auction in Norfolk. Eric takes a trip down the road to the Harlow Museum to see an amazing collection of rare bicycles from around the world.

44 min

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Newark 9

Natasha Raskin Sharp and the teams go antiques-hunting in Nottinghamshire with experts Ben Cooper and Izzie Balmer, before heading to Derby for today’s auction. Natasha visits the International Bomber Command Centre in Lincoln to learn of an Allied mission to save nearly one million Dutch lives.

44 min

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Wrexham 26

Charlie Ross heads to Bryn Y Grog Antiques Centre in Wrexham. With expert help on hand from Thomas Forrester and Stephanie Connell, the teams go head-to-head to see who can buy the most profitable three items to take to auction. Charlie hops over the English border to find out about the history of salt production in Cheshire.

44 min

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Oswestry 30

Christina Trevanion and the teams are on the lookout for profitable antiques in Shropshire with experts Kate Bliss and Richard Madley, before heading to Stratford-upon-Avon for today’s auction. Christina learns how tough school could be for Victorian children.

44 min

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Hele 14

Natasha Raskin Sharp and the teams search for antiques in Hele, near Exeter, with experts Danny Sebastian and John Cameron before heading to Honiton for today’s auction. Natasha learns about steam engine restoration.

44 min

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Ardingly 18

Eric Knowles and the teams go shopping for antiques in West Sussex with experts Kate Bliss and Gary Pe. Eric also visits artist Rosi Robinson to learn about the ancient craft of batik. As usual, there are highs and lows at the auction, but which team will reign supreme?

44 min

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Southwell 3

Roo Irvine and the teams search for antiques at Southwell Racecourse, with experts Izzie Balmer and Nick Hall lending a hand. Roo learns about wartime surgeons at the National Civil War Centre.

44 min

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Shrewsbury 23

Caroline Hawley and the teams shop for antiques in Shrewsbury with experts Thomas Forrester and Mark Stacey. Each team must buy three items to take to auction in Lichfield. Caroline heads to the Jackfield Tile Museum and has a go at making her own decorative tile.

44 min

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Newark 11

Natasha Raskin Sharp, experts Ben Cooper and Izzie Balmer and the teams go antique-hunting in Nottinghamshire, before heading to Derby for today’s auction. Natasha meets a former Bargain Hunt contestant with a world record collection of bagpipes, and she has a go herself.

44 min

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Huntingdon 6

Eric Knowles and the teams hunt for antiques in Cambridgeshire with experts Colin Young and Raj Bisram. Who will come out on top at the auction in Norfolk? Eric takes some time out to visit the local Norris Museum to look at a collection of ice skates and learn about the golden age of fenland skating.

44 min

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Hele 15

Natasha Raskin Sharp and the teams go shopping for antiques in Exeter with experts Danny Sebastian and John Cameron. Natasha discovers more about fossilist Mary Anning.

44 min

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Oswestry 31

Christina Trevanion and the teams go antique-hunting in Shropshire with experts Kate Bliss and Richard Madley before heading to Stratford-upon-Avon for today’s auction. Christina discovers how a collector of old bottles can tell the history of this Shropshire market town through his collection.

44 min

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Sawbridgeworth 8

Eric Knowles and the teams are in Hertfordshire with experts Colin Young and Raj Bisram. Each team is hoping to make big profits, but will they win golden gavels at the auction in Norfolk? Eric also learns about the remarkable story of the Women’s Land Army as he meets a woman with an amazing collection of memorabilia.

44 min

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Southwell 4

Roo Irvine and the teams visit Southwell Racecourse with experts Izzie Balmer and Nick Hall. Roo takes a look at some extremely rare and valuable watches at the Usher Gallery in Lincoln.

44 min

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Ardingly 20

Ardingly in West Sussex is the location for today’s programme. Eric Knowles is in charge, with experts Kate Bliss and Gary Pe helping the red and blue teams, who have £300 to spend on three bargains. Eric also visits Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to learn about the ancient craft of wooden boatbuilding. As usual, the teams face profits and losses at the auction, but which team will come out on top?

44 min

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Cheshire 28

Charlie Ross and the teams shop for antiques at the Royal Cheshire County Showground with experts Nick Hall and Stephanie Connell, then head to Sheffield for today's auction. Charlie also learns about some special flags.

44 min

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Newark 12

Natasha Raskin Sharp and the teams shop for antiques in Nottinghamshire with experts Ben Cooper and Izzie Balmer, before heading to Derby for today’s auction. Natasha discovers how one publisher from the Regency period started a brand new toy craze.

44 min

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Hele 16

Natasha Raskin Sharp and the teams go shopping in Hele, near Exeter, with experts Danny Sebastian and John Cameron. Natasha learns more about wheelwrights.

44 min

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Ardingly 19

Eric Knowles heads to Ardingly Antiques Fair in West Sussex, where experts Kate Bliss and Gary Pe are on hand to help the red and blue teams pick the best bargains to take to auction. While the teams are busy shopping, Eric asks fairgoers to guess what his mystery item was used for.

44 min

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Shrewsbury 21

Caroline Hawley heads to Shropshire, where experts Thomas Forrester and Mark Stacey join the teams as they search for the best items to sell at auction in Lichfield. Caroline also brings along an unusual-looking antique and asks the fairgoers what they think it is.

44 min