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ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: Retrospective

Presenter Fiona Bruce outside Hampton Court Palace, London, England.
Courtesy of Olwen Gillespie © BBC 2014
Presenter Fiona Bruce outside Hampton Court Palace, London, England.

Airs Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 at 7 p.m. on KPBS TV

The UK version of ANTIQUES ROADSHOW returns as presenter Fiona Bruce and the team are back on the trail of the nation’s hidden treasures, visiting more of Britain’s most sumptuous and unusual locations.

Season 36 also introduces a new play-along feature – The Rogues Gallery, where viewers get the chance to see whether they can spot a fake among real treasures.

Fiona Bruce (center), Philip Mould (right) and Father Jamie McCleod (left) with the genuine Van Dyck.
Courtesy of Olwen Gillespie © BBC 2014
Fiona Bruce (center), Philip Mould (right) and Father Jamie McCleod (left) with the genuine Van Dyck.

There's a real hunger from ROADSHOW fans for tantalizing stories about what happened once the cameras stopped rolling.

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Did the owners polish their family treasure and put it back on show? Or did the temptation to sell the glittering items that excite the team of experts prove too much?

In this special edition, Fiona Bruce looks back on the most talked about finds of the last 12 months with updates on a dozen star items from the year including delivering some staggering news to one owner.

After 37 years of combing through fascinating antiques you might imagine there are few surprises left to deliver.

This episode reveals how one piece of furniture brought to a Scottish Roadshow once belonged to a Queen of England and resided at Hampton Court Palace.

Christopher Payne and the owner examine a chest once owned by Queen Anne.
Courtesy of Olwen Gillespie © BBC 2014
Christopher Payne and the owner examine a chest once owned by Queen Anne.

Discover why an object valued at £5,000 twelve years ago delivers the largest sale price on any object seen on the show: and yes it is a six figure sum,

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Plus did the vicar really buy a lost masterpiece for £400 when he found a "Van Dyck" in a local antique shop?

As Fiona says, it's been a vintage year for the team with a flurry of exciting finds and just in case you think you have a ‘sleeper’ gathering dust in your loft there's a full line up of the locations the team will visit.

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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)