A Northumberland museum is hoping for another 'uplift in interest' as it hosts one of the UK's longest-running TV shows tonight.
Antiques Roadshow returns to Woodhorn Museum for the second time this year after filming in August 2021, with the museum seeing a huge increase in hits on its website and social media after the first episode aired in February. Woodhorn, which tells the story of mining and North East miners' way of life, hosted Fiona Bruce and her team over two days on a closed set with around 300 people present, ready to offer up their heirlooms for inspection.
This time around, Fiona Bruce finds out how miner's lamps proved a vital piece of safety equipment while Mark Smith hears the moving story behind a George Cross medal awarded to a miner who helped rescue the victims of a pit disaster in 1947. Alexandra Aguilar admires a portrait of a woman in Japanese dress, while Raj Bisram sees more football memorabilia signed by local Ashington lads Jack and Bobby Charlton.
