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
Fiona Bruce edition of the programme's next series. In September 1998 Bruce became the presenter for BBC Two's "Antiques Show", which was in its fourth series. She presented it for a further two series, showing her interest in presenting antiques programmes nearly a decade before presenting the "Antiques Roadshow". On 22 June 2007 it was announced that Bruce was to replace the retiring Michael Aspel as presenter of "Antiques Roadshow" in Spring 2008; initially causing some controversy. However, average viewership increased during Bruce's first year as presenter. In 2007 Bruce wrote and presented a BBC documentary about Cherie Blair as Tony Blair