Antiques Roadshow visit to Bath to be broadcast in
January
Following the success of the Antiques Roadshow
at Bath and North East Somerset Council’s Assembly Rooms in
April, the BBC will broadcast two programmes of the footage on
Sunday 31 January and Sunday 7 February.
Over 2000 people visited the roadshow and one
Bath family struck gold with a John Lawlor Victorian sculpture of a
woman that was valued at around £10,000.
Councillor Terry Gazzard, the Council’s
Cabinet Member for Tourism, Leisure & Culture (Conservative,
Abbey) said:
“Bath & North East Somerset Council
is very proud of the area's heritage. Not only was the Antiques
Roadshow’s visit a great opportunity for local residents to find
out more about objects of historical interest they may own, its
broadcast is also great publicity for the area.”
The Antiques Roadshow commented: “The
Roadshow was delighted to film in such an historic venue as
the Bath Assembly Rooms and to see so many wonderful items on
the day. The fact that we could make two programmes reflected the
quantity of visitors who turned up and the quality of objects they
brought along. The Bristol-based production team were also pleased
to be filming in their local area for a change - not too much
travelling on this occasion and always a delight to be in
Bath."
Jenni Wagstaffe from the Bath Film Office
said: "As part of our film-friendly policy, we are always
delighted to welcome big television events like the Antiques
Roadshow to Bath. They often require a wide variety of
Council departments and local community working together. In
this instance Parking Services were heavily involved as the BBC had
a large number of technical vehicles which needed to be parked
close by. As this production came shortly after another
television drama, Four Seasons, filmed in the same area, we all
worked very hard to keep disruption to a minimum for local
residents".
For those interested in finding out more about
antiques, Bath and North East Somerset Council has organised a
series of talks with three of the show's experts at the
Assembly Rooms.
Christopher Payne, who is his family’s third
generation of furniture specialists, comes back to Bath to talk on
Thursday 18 February. The Antiques Roadshow’s glass expert,
Andy McConnell will give a talk on Tuesday 23 February, and,
ceramics expert John Sandon will give the final talk on Tuesday 2
March. All talks are at 7.30pm.
Tickets to the talks cost £10.00 and are
available from Bath Festivals Box Office. For more information
please visit http://www.bathfestivals.org.uk/.
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