BBC One’s Antiques Roadshow at Trentham Gardens on Thursday 3 September
What story will you bring?
It’s time to dust off your treasures for a great, free day out as BBC One’s ever popular Sunday evening programme Antiques Roadshow comes to Trentham Gardens, near Stoke-on-Trent, on Thursday 3 September, 2015.
The doors open at 9.30am and close at 4.30pm. Entry to the show is free and no pre-registration is required. If attending the Antiques Roadshow please park at the main North Entrance.
Some of Britain’s leading antiques and fine arts specialists will be on hand to offer free advice and valuations to visitors, who are invited to raid their attics and bring along their family heirlooms, household treasures and car boot bargains for inspection by the experts.
People with large or heavy items should email antiques.roadshow@bbc.co.uk or write to Antiques Roadshow, BBC, Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2LR, as we may be able to help transport them to the venue.
Antiques Roadshow presenter Fiona Bruce said: “This will be my 8th year on the Antiques Roadshow and I still feel so lucky to be presenting the programme. Every week is different; a new location and thousands of new visitors. The only constant is the pleasure of the unexpected – we never know what will turn up, from the most fabulous Faberge to the most humble object with a riveting story.”
During the last series the Antiques Roadshow unearthed some amazing finds – a portrait by a renowned artist painted on a pillowcase in a POW camp, Star Wars memorabilia valued at £40,000 and a Chinese enamel box bought for 20p and worth over £10,000.
BBC Antiques Roadshow Executive Editor, Simon Shaw said: “We are delighted to be filming Antiques Roadshow amid the splendour of Trentham Gardens. It’s been on our “must visit” list for some years.
“We are looking forward to meeting everyone who comes along to see us. Every show is different but we love seeing all the treasures people bring to Antiques Roadshow, and hearing their stories behind them. And being in the Potteries I know our Fiona and our ceramics team are particularly excited about what may come to light.
“Even after 38 years, the magic formula of surprising some lucky guests with exciting news about their treasures is still a thrill for us, the visitors and the viewers.”
More information on planning your visit can be found at: www.bbc.co.uk/antiquesroadshow
Antiques Roadshow, BBC, Broadcasting House, Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2LR. Telephone: 0117 974 2395. Email: antiques.roadshow@bbc.co.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/antiquesroadshow
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For more information contact:
Natasha Lee
Publicist, BBC Antiques Roadshow
Natasha.lee@bbc.co.uk
07740 818 831
www.bbc.co.uk/antiquesroadshow