Antiques Roadshow has been airing on the BBC in the UK since 1979. The programme tours the UK, setting up in various locations, usually stately homes, and invites the British public to bring historic and meaningful items to tell their stories and have the item appraised by experts.
A staple of British TV, it has had live episodes along with various anniversary episodes and specials, presenting items in-keeping with the episode's theme, commemorating, among others, Shakespeare, the Diamond Jubilee, anniversaries of both World Wars and 100 Years of the BBC.
The BBC describe the show as: "Amazing items, poignant stories, beautiful locations. Fiona Bruce and the experts uncover fascinating family and social history embodied in priceless, personal and peculiar items."