
Roundhay Park, Leeds 3
The roadshow team visit Roundhay Park in Leeds, where treasures include photos of Arnold Schwarzenegger, a psychedelic chair and a ring that could date from the 17th century.
The roadshow team visit Roundhay Park in Leeds, where treasures include family photos of Arnold Schwarzenegger, a psychedelic chair, an original script for Dad鈥檚 Army and a mysterious diamond ring.
Elaine Binning is thrilled to see a plastic chair from the 1960s with a psychedelic colour scheme, while Susan Rumfitt admires a mysterious diamond ring that could date as far back as the 17th century.
Paul Atterbury hears the bizarre tale of the London bus that 鈥榡umped鈥� over Tower Bridge as it was opening and finds out how a little girl got the chance to meet Winston Churchill on a flight from France in 1953. Clive Farahar is intrigued to see a collection of family photos documenting a visit to Leeds by Arnold Schwarzenegger during his early days as a bodybuilder, and he also gets the chance to appraise a valuable script for an early episode of much-loved sitcom Dad鈥檚 Army.
Fashion expert Suzi Yang sees two fabulous dresses by 60s designer Ossie Clark, while Fiona Bruce hears the story of pioneering cyclist Beryl Burton, a Yorkshire woman who worked on a rhubarb farm and broke cycling records in the 1950s. Fiona also gets the chance to meet Joanne Harris, best-selling author of Chocolat, to hear her childhood memories of Roundhay Park and see a treasured antique that belonged to her grandmother.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Fiona Bruce |
Series Editor | Robert Murphy |
Series Producer | Rae Gilder Cooke |
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