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ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: Polesden Lacey

Presenter Fiona Bruce helps out at the ROADSHOW reception desk at Polesden Lacey.
Courtesy of Olwen Gillespie, © BBC 2014
Presenter Fiona Bruce helps out at the ROADSHOW reception desk at Polesden Lacey.

Airs Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017 at 7 p.m. on KPBS TV

The UK version of ANTIQUES ROADSHOW returns as presenter Fiona Bruce and the team are in search of more family treasures.

Over 4,000 people join them at the first venue, Polesden Lacey near Dorking in Surrey, South East England, for one of the busiest days in recent years.

The ANTIQUES ROADSHOW event at Polesden Lacey, near Dorking in Surrey, South East England.
Courtesy of Olwen Gillespie, © BBC 2014
The ANTIQUES ROADSHOW event at Polesden Lacey, near Dorking in Surrey, South East England.

In this opening episode, curios on show include an object originally created as a deterrent for rats that is now worth a small fortune, and a glove believed to have belonged to Elizabeth I.

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Specialist Dendy Easton examines a painting of “Children on the Rocks” by Dorothea Sharpe.
Courtesy of Olwen Gillespie, © BBC 2014
Specialist Dendy Easton examines a painting of “Children on the Rocks” by Dorothea Sharpe.

There is a moving story of a brooch which was kept hidden for years whilst the owner was in a prisoner of war camp.

Plus Fiona introduces a new feature called Rogues Gallery, in which the audience is challenged to spot the fake from four silver tea caddies.

Specialist Alastair Dickenson challenges Fiona Bruce to find the fake in the Rogues’ Gallery item.
Courtesy of Olwen Gillespie, © BBC 2014
Specialist Alastair Dickenson challenges Fiona Bruce to find the fake in the Rogues’ Gallery item.

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CREDITS:

A BBC production. Producer: Michele Burgess. Series Editor: Simon Shaw (PRICELESS ANTIQUES ROADSHOW). Presenter: Fiona Bruce (THE QUEEN’S PALACES)