Antiques Roadshow: 40 Years of Great Finds

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A collection of the timeless, the priceless and the unforgettable, this beautiful compendium accompanies the beloved BBC One TV series. Antiques Roadshow has graced our screens for forty years and has become one of the nation's most beloved television programmes and a national institution. It has featured thousands of unique stories over the years, and introduced many incredible characters and unforgettable moments. In this anniversary celebration, Paul Atterbury and Marc Allum look back at the quintessential moments from the show's illustrious history, providing a look at the history behind the very best and most intriguing objects that have appeared on the show. Antiques Roadshow: 40 Years of Great Finds reveals the astonishing stories behind findings such as the discovery of the Lalique vase which had been bought for a pound at a car boot sale and left in the loft, only to be valued and sold for GBP25,000; the twenty-three original Beatrix Potter drawings; a brooch designed by the great Victorian architect William Burges; a poignant letter written by a doomed passenger on the Titanic, and legendary 1970s glam rocker Marc Bolan's distinctive Gibson Flying V guitar. Beautifully illustrated, and featuring a wealth of artifacts from the show, this is a truly revealing book, unearthing moments from history through each of the extraordinary objects discovered on the programme.

Paul Atterbury trained as an art historian and has spent the last twenty years writing a number of books on many aspects of art and antiques, and about travel, with particular emphasis on canals and railways. Co-author of the original ' Nicholson Guides to Waterways and Canals of Britain', when he visited every corner of the canal network, his other books include' See Britain By Train', 'South-East England by Train,' and ' The North of France'. He is a regular member of the BBC's Antiques Roadshow team of experts. Paul Atterbury trained as an art historian and has spent the last twenty years writing a number of books on many aspects of art and antiques, and about travel, with particular emphasis on canals and railways. Co-author of the original ' Nicholson Guides to Waterways and Canals of Britain', when he visited every corner of the canal network, his other books include' See Britain By Train', 'South-East England by Train,' and ' The North of France'. He is a regular member of the BBC's Antiques Roadshow team of experts.