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
John Bly BBC One chat show "Wogan" in the late 1980s, during the height of his "Antiques Roadshow" fame, and entertained the viewing millions by playing a pair of antique silver spoons as musical instruments. He is the author of "Antiques Masterclass: dating and identifying your period pieces". He is also an accomplished jazz drummer and once considered going professional. Bly has two sons, both of whom are antique dealers. John Bly John Bly FRSA (born 1939) is an English antiques dealer, author, after-dinner speaker and broadcaster who is best known from the BBC "Antiques Roadshow" (UK). He attended Berkhamsted School and