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2[[caption-width-right:350:The British logo...]]
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4[[caption-width-right:350:...and the current American logo]]
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6Famed [[LongRunners long-running]] British programme where people get their valuables appraised. Starting with a 1977 documentary, the show proper has been running since 1979, going from town to town in Britain (and Canada and Australia) having appraisers tell people just what treasures they have and how much they're worth (which usually eclipses those people's expectations).
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8The show has spawned many international versions, including an extremely successful American version which debuted on Creator/{{PBS}} in 1997. (PBS also shows the British version in some locales.)
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10Not to be confused with ''Series/AntiquesRoadTrip'', which is British only and involves driving, shopping, and auctions.
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12!!This show provides examples of:
13* AffectionateParody: The show's format makes it easy to be parodied, and several commercials have popped up in the U.S. parodying the ''Roadshow''.
14* AudienceParticipation: In October 2020, WGBH livestreamed a special where viewers watching could submit their own guesses for how much an item was worth.
15* BigFancyHouse: One of the main settings for roadshows, along with museums and civic halls.
16* ContinuityNod: Previous "finds" are often referenced and sometimes an item which appeared twenty or even thirty years ago will turn up again.
17* CoolOldGuy: Henry Sandon. His popularity with ''Roadshow'' visitors is legendary - many of the people who work on the show have attested to the fact that he's the one everybody wants to meet, even if they've brought in something unrelated to his specialism (which is ceramics).
18* CrossOver: One episode of ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' featured the Cranes appearing on the show.
19* DoomItYourself: Sometimes antiques are ruined by improper 'restoration' or cleaning, such as polishing old bronze or refinishing woodwork, thus destroying the aged patina that gives them such appeal.
20* ExcaliburInTheRust: {{Averted}}; if you don't take good care of your antiques they will be worth a lot less.
21* TheHost: Many.
22** British: Bruce Parker (1977; 1979), Angela Rippon (1979), Arthur Negus (1977; 1979-83), Hugh Scully (1981-2000), Michael Aspel (2000-07), Fiona Bruce (2008-).
23** American: Chris Jussel (1997–2000), Dan Elias (2001–03), Lara Spencer (2004–05), [[Series/RussianRoulette Mark L.]] [[Series/ShopTilYouDrop Wahlberg]] (2005-2019).
24* LaterInstallmentWeirdness: Starting in season 24, the American version no longer has an onscreen host; instead, a narrator (Coral Peña) is used.
25* LongRunners: British version since 1977; American version since 1997.
26* ShoutOut: The above-mentioned episode of ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' showed the highbrow brothers and their working-class dad engaging in an argument about what show to watch on TV, each maintaining the others wouldn't be interested in their kind of programming, only to discover that they all actually wanted to watch ''Antiques Roadshow''! They proceed to make a DrinkingGame from it, taking gulps of beer/wine whenever someone says "veneer."
27-->'''Frasier''': ''(clearly starting to feel it)'' Next week, we gotta pick a different word!
28* UnmovingPlaid: Nicholas D. Lowry is often identified by his plaid coats, when appraising posters.
29* WorthlessYellowRocks: What the previous owner of many of the antiques thought they were.
30** GrailInTheGarbage

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