[GreenKeys] Antique Road Show at Bletchley Park

[Don Robert House]

BBC ONE'S ANTIQUES ROAD SHOW'S VISITS BLETCHLEY PARK

BBC ONE's ever popular Sunday evening program ANTIQUES ROADSHOW will  
be filming for its 32nd series at Bletchley Park,on Sunday, 12th July,  
2009. The doors open at 9.30 am and close at 4.30 p.m.

This will be presenter Fiona Bruce's second year with the Roadshow and  
she says, "Presenting the Antiques Roadshow is, for me, one of those  
rare and very lucky coincidences in television when you get to work on  
a show that you already love to watch. Exploring the human story  
behind every object is what makes Antiques Roadshow so fascinating.  
And everyone loves the agony and ecstasy of the 'what's it worth?  
moment. The AR isn't just about antiques - it's history, beauty and  
drama all wrapped up in one.' 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.

The last series, watched by an average of over seven and half million  
viewers, included a glass vase bought for a $1 which later sold for  
$36,000, rare watercolors by an important American artist found on a  
tip, and that maquette of the Angel of the North valued at $1 million.  
So it's no wonder that the team can't wait to get going and unearth  
more treasures from around the country. 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 at bbc.co.uk. It may be possible to  
arrange to look at the item in advance and organize transportation to  
the venue.

Series Editor Simon Shaw says: "The team are all looking forward to  
visiting historic Bletchley Park. It's always exciting to see what  
will come to light on the day. We regularly see between 1500 and 2000  
visitors on the day. Despite the high turnout everyone will get to see  
an expert."

Watch the skies above Bletchley Park come alive with a Battle of  
Britain Memorial Fly-past of a Hurricane & Spitfire

(All Battle of Britain Memorial Fly-pasts are subject to weather  
conditions and plane serviceability.)

For visitor information, contact 01908 640404

email: info at bletchleypark.org.uk

or go to: http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk