Station:
Yesterday (GB)
Status:
To Be Determined
Start:
2020-03-17
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In a quaint English market town, father and son Dave and Steve Nuwar run military antiques business War & Son – a treasure trove where you can buy a little piece of history. Their shop is packed with fascinating items, from pieces that tell the stories of our past to unique personal collections, steeped in stories of bravery.In History Hunters, Dave and Steve travel the country to source items from fairs, auctions, house calls, and online. But it's the stories that they can uncover behind these items that make them so appealing to collectors from around the world. We follow the deeply personal and historical stories behind each item, through the authentic War & Son process of purchase, research, finding a buyer and regularly getting side-tracked by the eccentric world of Dave and Steve along the way.
There is no Next Episode of History Hunters planned.
S1E4 - Episode 4
Dave and Steve need an expert eye to sift out any treasure among a collection of over 1000 medals. A former dealer is selling his entire collection but it's an all or nothing deal - will there be any hidden gems that make the medals worth bidding for?
The team take a trip to the largest flea market in the country and discover a personalised belt worn by a World War I army medic. Steve digs deep into one man's family history. Michael Langford's grandfather served with the Royal Army Medical Corps but Michael's had little success in finding out much about him - can Steve bring him back to life?
Air Date: 07 Apr 2020 14:00 (CDT)
S1E5 - Episode 5
The team acquire a personalised Victorian pistol but can they track down the man who originally owned the gun? A customer brings in some military brasses that his father brought back from the Somme. He thinks they came from a horse but Dave has his suspicions about their provenance. And the team travels to Brecon Military fair to find new stock, where they pick up a popular piece of Home Guard memorabilia - a fireman's helmet that survived the Blitz. Can a research trip to the London Fire Brigade museum uncover the story behind the helmet?
Air Date: 14 Apr 2020 14:00 (CDT)
S1E6 - Episode 6
A customer brings in an emotive family letter sent from the Western Front, where their ancestor writes of his fear for his life, on the eve of battle. Carl Constantine had joined up with his friends in the newly created PALS regiments, but would they return?
War and Son acquire some special Australian medals from the First World War. Steve uncovers the desperate stories behind these Gallipoli medals and finds he has a very personal connection to one of the men. And animal lover Marie turns detective as she investigates the extraordinary story of a bravery medal awarded for rescuing a dog.
Air Date: 21 Apr 2020 14:00 (CDT)