Ever since I first tuned into “Antiques Roadshow” which is shown on the Lifestyle Channel, I have become a fan of the programme.
It’s shown on weekday afternoons (1:30 – 2:30pm) on cable TV here in Sydney and I catch it if I happen to be at home. The programme features people bringing their antiques to have them valued by experts. The roadshows are normally held interesting locations like castles, well-established schools, or some manor built by some rich duke or lord, or the hometown of well-known Britons such as Isaac Newton, Beatrix Potter, Shakespeare etc. All these locations are packed with history which are centuries old.
The show first begins with the host giving a short history of the location. Then the audience gets to see the different things people bring. Anecdotes of the item’s history are told and audiences take delight in guessing the value of the item. When revealed by the expert, disbelief, shock and delight are often seen in the owners’ faces.
All sorts of items are brought in. Antique toys, books, furniture, paintings, vases, pottery, medals, clothes, crockery, ceramics, glassware, etcetc. It’s very fascinating. One can get smarter by watching this programme as you hear the experts talk about the history of each item.
To give an idea of how the show goes, I took this anecdote off the website (unfortunately I didn’t get to watch this episode).
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