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
Antiques Roadshow regardless of the monetary value of the objects. At the core though, the focus of the production is on the interplay between the owner and the evaluator. "Antiques Roadshow" has been hosted by: Many experts in the various antiques fields appear(ed) on the show either regularly or intermittently. Among the best known are: 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 episodes. In 2005, part of the BBC team visited Australia and produced six one-hour episodes in conjunction with