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in which antiques

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s travel to various regions of the

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(and occasionally in other countries) to appraise antiques brought in by local people (generally speaking). It has been running since 1979, based on a 1977 documentary programme. The series has spawned many international versions throughout Europe, North America and other countries with the same

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. The program is hosted by

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and it is in its 45th series.

History

The programme began as a BBC documentary that aired in 1977, about a

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auction house doing a tour of the

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. The pilot roadshow was recorded in

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on 17 May 1977 and presented by contributor

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, a presenter of the news/current affairs programme '' Nationwide'', and antiques expert

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, who had previously worked on a similarly themed show, called ''

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''. The pilot was so successful that it was transmitted and the format has remained almost unchanged ever since. Negus appeared on ''Antiques Roadshow'' until 1983. In the original BBC programme, various towns or famous places are advertised as venues. The show has since visited a number of other countries (including Canada in 2001 and

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in 2005) and has been imitated by other TV production companies around the world. In the United Kingdom, annual children's Christmas specials aired from 1991 until 2006, under the title ''Antiques Roadshow: The Next Generation'' (except for the 1991 edition, which was titled ''Antiques Roadshow Going Live'') and used a specially reworked version of the regular theme music. However, there was no children's special in 2007; instead an edition was devoted to "antiques of the future" dating from the 1950s to the present day. Since then individually themed specials have been aired, though not every year. A spin-off programme, ''20th Century Roadshow'', focusing on modern collectibles, aired between April and June 2005. It was hosted by Alan Titchmarsh. Two other spin-off programmes, ''Antiques Roadshow Gems'' (1991) and ''Priceless Antiques Roadshow'' (2009–10), revisited items from the show's history and provided background information on the making of the show and interviews with the programme's experts. In the 1980s, a girl wrote in to ''

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'' to ask if Jimmy Savile would "fix it" for her to "accidentally" drop and smash a seemingly valuable vase in an episode of the show. This was broadcast as part of a regular edition, as well as in the ''Jim'll Fix It'' episode, with many of the ''Roadshow'' spectators looking on in astonishment, until antiques expert

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, who retired in 2020, explained the ruse. The most valuable item to ever appear on the show featured on 16 November 2008. This was an original 1990s

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, which was valued at £1,000,000 by Philip Mould. Glassware expert Andy McConnell later valued a collection of chandeliers at seven million pounds (their actual insurance value), noting as he did so that this beat Mould's record; however these were fixtures of the building in which the show was being filmed (

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) rather than an item that had been brought in. In reality, the two most expensive objects to be sold as a result of being discovered on the show are the 1932 camera found by Marc Allum, which realised over $600,000 (US) in 2013 and the Christofle et Cie Japonisme

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filmed by

Eric Knowles Eric Knowles FRSA (born 19 February 1953 in Nelson, Lancashire, England) is a British antiquarian and television personality, whose main interests are in ceramics and glass. Early life Knowles joined the London auction house Bonhams as a porte ...

, which sold for £668,450 (including buyers premium). Conversely, many items brought before the experts are without commercial value, if not outright counterfeits. They are seldom shown in the broadcast episodes, to spare embarrassment for the individuals involved, although counterfeit objects are sometimes included, to give experts an opportunity to explain the difference between real and fake items. Value is not the only criterion for inclusion; items with an interesting story attached, or of a

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relevant to the show's location, will often be featured regardless of value. An episode commemorating the end of the

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and featuring personal mementoes, included no valuations. All items are appraised, although most appraisals take place off-camera, with only the most promising items (around 50 on an average day) being filmed, of which about 20 appear in the final programme. The-halt-in-the-desert-richard-dadd

Some significant items have been acquired by museums after being sold once their owners were appraised of their true value. An example is the watercolour painting ''The Artist's Halt in the Desert'' by

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, discovered and shown by Peter Nahum in 1986 and purchased the next year by the

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for £100,000. Another such item, later dubbed "Ozzy the Owl", is a

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jug, valued by Henry Sandon on a 1990 show at £20,000 to £30,000, and subsequently acquired by

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. The original theme music was

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's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (for several years in a

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version by

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and Tim Gibson and published by Air Edel.

Format

Visitors (predominantly from the area being visited by the show) bring along their possessions to be evaluated for

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and interest (especially related to the venue) and an approximate valuation is given. The production team selects the items whose appraisal is to be televised. Often, the professional evaluators give a rather in-depth historical, craft, or artistic context to the item, adding a very strong cultural element to the show. This increases the show's appeal to people interested in the study of the past or some particular crafts, or certain arts, regardless of the monetary value of the objects. At the core, however, the focus of the production is on the interplay between the owner and the evaluator.

Presenters

''Antiques Roadshow'' has been hosted by: *

(1979) *

Angela Rippon Angela May Rippon (born 12 October 1944)"Angela Rippon," ''Contemporary Authors Online'', Detroit: Gale, (2008) ''Gale Biography In Context'' is an English television journalist, newsreader, writer and presenter. Rippon presented radio and tele ...

(1979) *

(1979–1983) *

Hugh Scully Michael Hugh Scully (5 March 1943 – 8 October 2015) was an English journalist, radio and television presenter. He was the host and longest-serving presenter of the BBC programme ''Antiques Roadshow'' from 1981 to 2000. Education and early li ...

(1981–2000) *

Michael Aspel Michael Terence Aspel (born 12 January 1933) is an English retired television newsreader and host of programmes such as '' Crackerjack'', ''Aspel & Company'', '' Give Us a Clue'', ''This is Your Life'', '' Strange but True?'' and ''Antiques Ro ...

(2000–2007) *

(2008–)

Programme experts for 2021/2022

''Antiques Roadshow'' has a team of experts numbering over 60. Many have areas of speciality, some of them are long tenuring experts on the programme.

Arms and militaria

* Bill Harriman * Runjeet Singh * Mark Smith * Robert Tilney

Books and manuscripts

* Justin Croft *

Clive Farahar Clive Farahar (born 1953) is a British dealer and expert on books and manuscripts. He is best known as an expert on the BBC's ''Antiques Roadshow'', which he joined in 1986. Biography Farahar is the son of Robert, a geologist and Joan ( née Hutc ...

* Matthew Haley * Rupert Powell * Fuchsia Voremberg

Ceramics and glass

* Alexandra Aguilar * Serhat Ahmet * Rosa Assennato * John Axford *

(he retired in 2021, after 43 years on the show) * Theo Burrell * Will Farmer * Andy McConnell * Steven Moore * Henry Sandon * John Sandon *

Lars Tharp Lars Broholm Tharp (born 27 March 1954, Copenhagen, Denmark)THARP, Lars Broholm
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Clocks and watches

* Alastair Chandler * Richard Price * Ben Wright

Furniture

* Lennox Cato * Christopher Payne

Jewellery

* John Benjamin * Kate Flitcroft * Joanna Hardy *

Geoffrey Munn Geoffrey Charles Munn, OBE, MVO, FSA, FLS (born 11 April 1953 in Hastings) is a British jewellery specialist, television presenter and writer. He is best known as one of the experts on the BBC's ''Antiques Roadshow''. Career Munn's first ...

* Susan Rumfitt * Siobhan Tyrrell

Miscellaneous

* Marc Allum * George Archdale * Ronnie Archer-Morgan *

Paul Atterbury Paul Rowley Atterbury, FRSA (born 8 April 1945) is a British antiques expert, known for his many appearances since 1979 on the BBC TV programme ''Antiques Roadshow.'' He specialises in the art, architecture, design and decorative arts of the 19 ...

Jon Baddeley Jon Baddeley is a fine art auctioneer, an authority on scientific instruments and collectables, a broadcaster and an author.

* Cristian Beadman * Elaine Binning *

Bunny Campione Bunny Campione (born Carolyn Elizabeth Fisher; c. August 1946) is an English antiques expert known for her many appearances on the long running BBC television programme ''Antiques Roadshow'', on which she has appeared since 1987. Daughter of Squ ...

* Wayne Colquhoun * John Foster * Fergus Gambon * Sally Hoban * Mark Hill * Amin Jaffer *

Hilary Kay Hilary Marion Kay (born 16 December 1956) is a British antiques expert, author and lecturer, probably best known for her many appearances on BBC TVs ''Antiques Roadshow'' programme on which she is a member of the team of experts. Kay's first job ...

* Lisa Lloyd *

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* Adam Schoon * Philip Taubenheim * Jennifer Welch * Chris Yeo * Lee Young

Pictures and prints

* Frances Christie *

Dendy Easton Dendy Peter Nicholas Napper Easton (born December 1950) is a fine art consultant for Bonhams, better known as one of the experts on the BBC programme, ''Antiques Roadshow''. The son of Dendy Bryan Easton (1916–2001) and his wife Iris (née Keyser ...

* Grant Ford * Alexandra Gill * Lawrence Hendra *

Rupert Maas Rupert Nicholas Maas (born 23 July 1960) is an English painting specialist and gallery owner best known for his appearances on the long-running BBC One series ''Antiques Roadshow'' where he has been a member of the team of experts since 1997. Bi ...

Philip Mould Philip Jonathan Clifford Mould (born March 1960) is an English art dealer, London gallery owner, art historian, writer and broadcaster. He has made a number of major art discoveries, including works of Thomas Gainsborough, Anthony Van Dyck and ...

* Charlotte Riordan * Suzanne Zack

Silver

* Duncan Campbell *

Alastair Dickenson Alastair Dickenson is a silver expert. He has made regular appearances on the BBC programme Antiques Roadshow since 1992. Educated at Epsom College, he began his career in the silver trade by joining one of London's major auction houses in 1971. By ...

* Gordon Foster * Ian Pickford

Locations

Episodes

Episodes are usually filmed during the spring and summer and aired the following autumn and winter (into the following year). Each location visited is covered by one or two (exceptionally even three) episodes.

International versions

Australia

In 2005, part of the BBC team visited

and produced six one-hour episodes in conjunction with

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(

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). These were titled ''Antiques Roadshow Australia''. A special was also made about the visit to Australia, entitled ''Antiques Roadshow Australia: Behind the Scenes''.

Belgium

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, VTM has been broadcasting a local version, called ''Rijker dan je denkt?'' (''Richer than you thought?'') since 2012, which is hosted by Staf Coppens.

Canada

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, ''Canadian Antiques Roadshow'' – a programme based on the British and American versions - debuted in January 2005 on

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and CBC Newsworld. The show has also been aired on CBC Country Canada. It was hosted by

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. The most expensive item featured was

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's "Eastward Ho!"

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. Recommended insurance: CDN$500,000, later sold at

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for GB£164,800 (about CDN$300,000 at the 2008 exchange rate).

Finland

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version, known as '' Antiikkia, antiikkia'', (''Antiques, antiques''), has been running on YLE TV1 since 1997.

Germany

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, various versions are broadcast regularly on the public regional channels of the ARD, the oldest being the BR production ''Kunst und Krempel'' (''Art and Junk''), airing since 1985. Other versions include ''Lieb & teuer'' (''Near & dear''), shown on NDR, ''Kitsch oder Kunst?'' (''

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or Art?''), shown on HR, and ''Echt Antik?!'' (''Genuinely antique?!''), shown on SWR.

Netherlands

The show ''Tussen Kunst & Kitsch'' (''Between Art & Kitsch'') has been running in the

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since 1984. First shown on AVRO, the programme is usually set in a museum somewhere in the Netherlands, sometimes in

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and Germany. Due to its popularity, special episodes have been made in which the experts take the viewers on "cultural art excursions" to places of great importance in the history of art. In 2011, a painting of Joost van Geel with the title ''Het Kantwerkstertje'' (''The Little Lacemaker'') was discovered with an estimated value of 250,000 euros, the highest-appraised item on the show. The programme has been presented by Cees van Drongelen (1984-2002), Nelleke van der Krogt (2002-2015), and Frits Sissing (2015-), and it celebrated its 30th series in 2014.

Sweden

The

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version started out as a co-production between SVT

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and the BBC, whose ''Antiques Roadshow'' visited

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for two programmes. ''Antikrundan'' (''Antiques Round''), its

version, premiered in August 1989 on TV2, and SVT has produced a new season every year since. As of 2019, 30 seasons have been shown and most of the experts have been with the programme since its start.

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was the original host. He left in 2000, and from the 2001 season onwards, Antikrundan has been hosted by

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. The BBC original is also run on Swedish television, under the name ''Engelska Antikrundan'' (''"English Antiques Round"'').

United States

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created a show in 1997 inspired by the Antiques Roadshow. The American version of ''Antiques Roadshow'' is produced by WGBH, a PBS member station in Boston, Massachusetts. Mark Walberg is host and

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is executive producer. PBS also airs the original BBC programme, though it is called ''Antiques Roadshow UK'' to differentiate it from the PBS version. Values of items in United States dollars are often superimposed over the

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values given in the original broadcast.

Related shows

Specials

* ''Antiques Roadshow: The First Ten Years'' (20 December 1987) * ''Antiques Roadshow: Going Live!'' (26 December 1991) * ''Antiques Roadshow: The Next Generation'' (12 editions, broadcast 1 January 1992 – 29 December 2006) * ''Antiques Roadshow: Fifteen Priceless Years'' (28 March 1993) * ''Antiques Roadshow: Junior Roadshow'' (13 August 1993) * ''Antiques Roadshow: Priceless Gems'' (6 editions, broadcast 1 October 1996 – 11 April 2001) * ''Antiques Roadshow: Unwrapped – 21st Anniversary'' (20 December 1998) * ''Antiques Roadshow: 25 Years On!'' (1 September 2002) * ''Antiques Roadshow: Greatest Finds'' (3 editions, broadcast 3–17 September 2006) * ''Antiques Roadshow: Farewell to Michael Aspel'' (30 March 2008) * ''Priceless Antiques Roadshow'' Series 1 (15 editions, broadcast 9–27 March 2009) * ''Priceless Antiques Roadshow'' Series 2 (20 editions, broadcast 1–26 February 2010) * ''Restoration Roadshow'' (20 editions, broadcast 9 August – 3 September 2010; presented by Eric Knowles) * ''Shakespeare Special'' (29 April 2012) * ''Diamond Jubilee Special'' (10 June 2012) * ''Antiques Roadshow Detectives'' (15 editions, broadcast 6–24 April 2015) - a series of programmes looking at some of the stories behind featured objects in more detail * ''Balmoral Royal Special'' (30 September 2015) * ''Golden Age of Travel Special'' (30 October 2016) - a look at items from the golden age of rail, air and sea including the world's most famous steam locomotive: 60103 ''Flying Scotsman'' * ''Highlights of 2016'' (28 December 2016) * ''Holocaust Memorial'' (15 January 2017) * ''Pioneering Women Special'' (10 June 2018) * ''World War I Special'' (4 November 2018) * ''Compilation 1'' (31 December 2018) * ''Compilation 2'' (23 June 2019) * ''Second World War Special'' (8 September 2019) * ''What Happened Next'' (29 December 2019) * ''VE Day Special'' (10 May 2020) * ''The Best of the Summer'' (6 September 2020) * ''The Battle of Britain and the Blitz'' (13 September 2020) * ''The Best of the Summer, part 2'' (27 September 2020) * ''The Best of the Summer, part 3'' (18 October 2020) * ''What Happened Next'' (27 December 2020) * ''World War II – The Aftermath'' (2 May 2021)

Overseas specials

Hugh Scully hosted a Beaulieu based show on 3 January 1993, a

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n based show on 14 February 1993, a

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based show on 13 February 1994 and a

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based show on 16 April 1995, all on the BBC.

Antiques Roadshow Detectives

Fiona Bruce together with individual ''Antiques Roadshow'' appraisers investigate the history of significant items, uncovering the stories that form the history of family heirlooms and finding out about their origin and authenticity.

Broadcasts

This one-season programme was broadcast in 2015 and comprises 15 episodes. In Sweden it was shown on SVT in Autumn 2018 under the name of ''Engelska Antikrundan: Arvegodsens hemligheter'' (''"English Round of Antiques: The Secrets of the Heirlooms"'').

Reception

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Magazines

The BBC published a monthly ''Homes & Antiques'' magazine until 2011, which offered behind-the-scenes insights into ''Antiques Roadshow'', as well as offering tips and advice on buying and evaluating antiques. This magazine still exists, now published by Immediate since 2015. There is also a spin-off magazine of the American version of the show called ''Antiques Roadshow Insider'', which gives fans an inside look at the show as well as offering special features about antiques and collectibles from the programme itself.

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