ANTIQUES Roadshow comes to the West Somerset Railway at Minehead Railway Station on Wed-nesday (May 17).
The BBC1 programme celebrates its 40th anniversary this year and its visit to Minehead will take place exactly 40 years to the day of the very first recording.
Many 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 sale bargains for inspection by the experts.
Antiques Roadshow presenter Fiona Bruce, who marks her tenth year presenting the programme, said: “The best part of working on Antiques Roadshow is that we never know who or what is going to turn up on the day.
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The doors open at 9.30am and close at 4.30pm. Entry to the show is free, everyone is welcome and no tickets or pre-registration are required.
Visitors are welcome to just turn up on the day, but if they have an item with a particularly unusual story attached, or perhaps an interesting collection, or large items of furniture, they can email [email protected] or write to Antiques Roadshow, BBC, Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2LR.