Antiques Roadshow given in the original broadcast. 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. 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""). The first episode, about a Cromwellian escutcheon, was given three stars (out of five) by Christopher Stevens of The Daily Mail, while Ellen E Jones
Antiques Roadshow Country in England. The pilot roadshow was recorded in Hereford on 17 May 1977 presented by contributor Bruce Parker, a presenter of news/current affairs programme "Nationwide", and antiques expert Arthur Negus, who had previously worked on a similarly-themed show, "Going for a Song". 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 Australia in 2005)