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|  | | Michael Aspel has hosted the show for three years |
| | A priceless national treasure is coming to Staffordshire! Yes, that jewel in the crown of BBC programming, Antiques Roadshow, will shortly be rolling into Burton-upon-Trent. |
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| | BBC One’s popular Sunday evening programme Antique's Roadshow opens its doors to the Staffordshire public when it visits Burton-upon-Trent on Thursday 15th May, 2003.
Some of Britain’s leading antiques and fine arts specialists including David Battie and Lars Tharp will be on hand to offer free advice and valuations to visitors at the Meadowside Leisure Centre, High Street.
Everyone is invited to raid their attics and bring along their family heirlooms, household treasures and car boot bargains for inspection by the experts.
From crumpled newspaper wrappings, carrier bags and battered boxes emerge curious, unusual, rare and occasionally highly valuable pieces.
Many of the best finds have been picked up for just a few pounds in junk shops or car boot sales. There is always a tale to be told.
National treasure
Still rated amongst the top ten BBC programmes, the Roadshow is regularly viewed by over 9 million enthusiasts across the United Kingdom.
Incredibly, the show is now in its 26th year.
Michael Aspel, who has presented the Roadshow for the past three years, will be accompanying the Roadshow as it travels around Britain.
“The Antiques Roadshow is literally a national treasure,” says Michael.
“It’s a detective story, a game show and a history lesson.”
Producer Christopher Lewis says: “On an average day at the Roadshow we see about 1500 people. On exceptional days we clock up many more and on these occasions our experts see several thousand items between them”.
It's fashionable to be late...
Queues often build up early in the morning and the Roadshow team point out that often it’s less busy in the afternoons.
The Roadshow’s doors open at 9.30 am and close at 4.30 pm.
The Roadshow guarantees that everybody in the queue will be seen by one of the experts on hand and in fact, filming continues till 6.30pm.
The Burton show itself will then be broadcast sometime over the autumn and winter of 2003/2004.
Last call for furniture items
There is still time for people with large pieces of furniture or other big items to send details and photographs of their objects to:
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW,
BBC,
Whiteladies Road,
Bristol
BS8 2LR
or e-mail them to: [email protected]
It may be possible to arrange to look at the item in advance and organise transportation to the venue.
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