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ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: Royal Ballet School

Ballerina Darcey Bussell and Fiona Bruce examine Margot Fonteyn’s make-up box.
Courtesy of Olwen Gillespie © BBC 2014
Ballerina Darcey Bussell and Fiona Bruce examine Margot Fonteyn’s make-up box.

Airs Saturday, June 23, 2018 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.

Adam Schoon presents Fiona Bruce with a collection of kitchen moulds in Rogues Gallery.
Courtesy of Olwen Gillespie © BBC 2014
Adam Schoon presents Fiona Bruce with a collection of kitchen moulds in Rogues Gallery.

In this episode, Fiona Bruce and the team visit Richmond Park in London where they meet visitors bringing their family treasures at the Royal Ballet School.

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Will Farmer is delighted to find two owners both with pots made by the Martin brothers.
Courtesy of Olwen Gillespie © BBC 2014
Will Farmer is delighted to find two owners both with pots made by the Martin brothers.

Objects brought to camera include exquisitely modeled porcelain figures made by prima ballerina Anna Pavlova; a long bow reputed to have been used in enemy action in World War II; and there is a revealing sketch of Dylan Thomas's wife Caitlin.

Jon Baddeley values a collection by Charles Sykes who designed the Spirit of Ecstasy mascot for Rolls-Royce.
Courtesy of Olwen Gillespie © BBC 2014
Jon Baddeley values a collection by Charles Sykes who designed the Spirit of Ecstasy mascot for Rolls-Royce.

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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)