Antiques Roadshow Antiques Roadshow Antiques Roadshow is a British television programme in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom (and occasionally in other countries) to appraise antiques brought in by local people. It has been running since 1979, based on a 1977 documentary programme. The programme has spawned versions in other countries with the same TV format, including Canada and the United States. As of 2018 it is in its 40th series and is currently presented by Fiona Bruce. The programme began as a 1977 BBC documentary about a London auction house doing a tour of the West
Bruce Parker for any regional presenter in the UK. He was also a respected political interviewer and later BBC South's political editor, hosting "South of Westminster" and "South on Sunday". In the 1970s he became a familiar face to viewers in the rest of Britain, first as a network news reporter and later as the first host of "Antiques Roadshow" (which he helped set up with Robin Drake) and a regular contributor to and presenter of "Nationwide". He also presented the BBC1 arts magazine "Mainstream" in 1979 and a number of "Songs of Praise" editions in the 1970s and 1980s. He was