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ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester 1

Fiona Bruce is excited by discovering a possible Van Dyck.
Courtesy of Olwen Gillespie © BBC 2014
Fiona Bruce is excited by discovering a possible Van Dyck.

Airs Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 7:30 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.

Two 18th century tea caddies attract John Bly’s (right) attention.
Courtesy of Olwen Gillespie © BBC 2014
Two 18th century tea caddies attract John Bly’s (right) attention.

Fiona Bruce and the experts are at the Royal Agricultural University near Cirencester for this week's show.

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Objects featured include what could prove the most valuable picture ever seen on the show, a tea caddy first used in Regency days as a repository for a pet budgie's ashes, and what are believed to be the last signatures made by Edward VIII before his abdication.

David Battie (left) examines an Imari punchbowl from 1690.
Courtesy of Olwen Gillespie © BBC 2014
David Battie (left) examines an Imari punchbowl from 1690.

BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is on Facebook, and you can follow @BBC_ARoadshow on Twitter.

A diamond brooch from Viscountess Leverhulme catches Susan Rumfitt’s eye (left).
Courtesy of Olwen Gillespie © BBC 2014
A diamond brooch from Viscountess Leverhulme catches Susan Rumfitt’s eye (left).

CREDITS:

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

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