ANTIQUES Roadshow has been a BBC favourite for a 42 years – and now it’s returning yet again for a staggering 44th series.
The hit show has returned for a new series, so we take a look at the presenters of Antiques Roadshow.
Who has hosted the BBC show?
Antiques Roadshow has been on British TV screens since 1979.
The classic show has had six presenters during its four decade run.
Fiona Bruce
It is currently hosted by Fiona Bruce who has been in the role since 2008.
The 57-year-old presenter also features on Fake Or Fortune, another show focused on determining the value of antiques and heirlooms.
Fiona started out as a researcher on Panorama in 1989 before becoming the first female newsreader on the BBC News At Ten.
She has also featured on the BBC News At Six, Crimewatch and Question Time.
Michael hosted Antiques Roadshow from 2000-2008 before Fiona took over.
He was born in 1933 in London and started his career as a newsreader for the BBC.
He was best known as the presenter of Crackerjack, Give Us A Clue and Strange But True? before securing his Antiques Roadshow gig.
He also hosted This Is Your Life.
Hugh Scully
Hugh was a journalist and radio, television presenter.
He presented Antiques Roadshow for 19 years before leaving in 2000.
Hugh is the longest serving presenter of the show.
Sadly, Hugh passed away in 2015 at the age of 72.
Arthur Negus
Arthur landed the presenting job in 1979 and left in 1983.
Arthur was given an OBE by the Queen and was an antiques expert specialising in furniture – perfect for the show!
He was born in 1903 and died in 1985 after spending the last 23 years of his life in broadcasting.
In 2013 Arthur’s daughter, Anne, appeared on Antiques Roadshow with the Negus family bible where she discovered it actually dated back to the 1700s.
Angela Rippon
Angela, 77, very briefly presented Antiques Roadshow in 1979.
She has been given a CBE as a journalist, newsreader, writer and presenter.
She’s a broadcasting veteran known for the BBC Nine O’Clock News, Top Gear, What’s My Line?, Come Dancing and Rip-Off Britain.
She made headlines in 1976 after shedding her serious news image by performing a high-kicking dance on Morecambe And Wise.
Bruce Parker
Bruce also briefly presented Antiques Roadshow in 1979 when it first appeared on our screens.
Bruce has an MBE and is mainly known for presenting the BBC show.
Before joining the show, he was a radio broadcaster and journalist.
He was born in 1941 and retired from television in 2003.
