Antiques Roadshow: Unloved pair of Chinese pictures surprises everyone WARNING: This article contains spoilers from Antiques Roadshow. Antiques Roadshow guests burst out laughing at the price of a war medal presented to their grandad’s treasured Mary the pigeon. This evening, Sunday, August 25, BBC viewers will be able to catch up on the latest from Antiques Roadshow with the experts setting up camp at Pitzhanger Manor And Gallery in Ealing.
It was here that expert Mark Smith met with a couple of guests who couldn’t wait to show off their Dickin Medal but, knowing just how special it was, he had to stop them in their tracks. “So when you came to my table this morning, you opened the bag and told me what was inside and I said ‘No stop, we’re going to try and film this one because it is so fantastic”, he said. “And here we are.
The Dickin medal from the People’s Dispensary For Sick Animals (PDSA). The guest was gobsmacked at the valuation (Image: BBC) Related articles Antiques Roadshow expert calls wartime pigeon the 'James Bond of the pigeon w..
. Antiques Roadshow guest’s jaw drops as 'dirty' car boot sale find valued “This one was awarded to a pigeon called Mary. Now what was Mary’s job?” One of the guests explained: “Well originally she was a racing pigeon along with the other pigeons from grandad’s loft.
She was put into the pigeon service, airlifted and dropped behind enemy lines in France.” Smith stated: “These pigeons were dropped into Fra.