2. Treasures of Sport

In this sport-themed special, Antiques Roadshow marks the World Cup with a celebration of football, rugby, cricket, tennis, and Olympic and Paralympic history. Filmed across major sporting locations including Craven Cottage, Lord’s, Wimbledon, and Saracens’ StoneX Stadium, the episode features remarkable memorabilia such as Nobby Stiles’s 1966 World Cup shirt, the coin tossed before the final, early cricket rules, historic rugby caps, and rare tennis artifacts. The episode also highlights personal stories from sporting history, with appearances and interviews involving Tessa Sanderson, Caz Walton, Sir Gareth Edwards, and other Olympic and Paralympic champions. A final segment tells the story of the “Lost Lionesses,” the England women’s team who played before huge crowds at the unofficial 1971 Women’s World Cup in Mexico, only to face a ban when they returned home.