BBC One's Antiques Roadshow to film on Cathedral Green

BBC One’s ever-popular Sunday evening programme Antiques Roadshow will be filming for its 36th series on Exeter Cathedral Green on Thursday 12 September, 2013. 

Presenter Fiona Bruce says, “This will be my 6th 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 Fabergé to the most humble object with a riveting story..."

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 pieces of furniture or other big items can send details and photographs of their objects to: Antiques Roadshow, BBC, Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2LR or e-mail them to: antiques.roadshow@bbc.co.uk. It may be possible to arrange to look at the item in advance and organise transportation to the venue.

The last series, watched by an average of six million viewers, included some amazing finds such as a 1680 Japanese jar bought at a car boot for less than £10 and worth £5,000, a Fijian buli buli club valued, much to the owner’s surprise, at £35,000, an 18th century English lidded glass goblet bought for £2 and worth £5,000, a sculpture by Barbara Hepworth which had been sitting in a school office for years and was worth £80,000, an old Chinese pot which was about to be sent to the charity shop turned out to be 18th century and worth £8,000, a 1660 wine bottle found in a skip was worth £12,000, and a collection of powder compacts were valued at £100,000.

Series Editor Simon Shaw says: “Fiona and the team are really looking forward to their visit. Although we can never predict what will come to light, every show brings big surprises, which is what makes working on the show so exciting. So, on behalf of all of the experts, we’re asking the people of Exeter to dig out your treasures!”

The doors open at 9.30 am and close at 4.30pm. Entry to the show is free.

More information can be found at: www.bbc.co.uk/antiquesroadshow