Antiques Roadshow fans were furious after learning the BBC show will ‘not air’ the final episode in order to prioritise the 2024 Euro 2024 final.
As England prepare for the much-anticipated match against Spain in Berlin, the antiques fair will be sidelined due to a change in the evening’s programme.
But some fans of the series were “devastated” when they heard the news.
BBC critic Scott Bryan posted an update on X – formerly Twitter – writing: ‘BBC One has made changes to its schedule due to the Euro 2024 final, so Antiques Roadshow will not be able to air as planned.’
While some expressed their disappointment in the comments below, many others responded with a wink to the “devastating” news.
Antiques Roadshow fans were furious after learning the BBC show ‘will not air’ the final episode to prioritise the 2024 Euros final
As England prepare to face Spain in the highly anticipated match in Berlin, the evening’s antiques fair will be put aside as part of a schedule change (pictured is Jude Bellingham playing for Euro 2024)
‘What theme song makes me panic about doing my homework on Sunday night and get unnecessarily stressed because it reminds me that my weekend is almost over, even though I finished school years ago?’;
‘I remember the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix on BBC1 being delayed by rain and becoming the longest F1 race in history… They cancelled Antiques Roadshow because of it and fans of the show went MENTAL! The Beeb was bombarded with complaints’;
‘AR was already half an hour late last week because of the Tennis’;
‘Bang. I want my license fee back!’;
‘So no flashbacks to ‘school in the morning’ this week;
‘Day ruined’; ‘devastated’; ‘exhausted’;
BBC critic Scott Bryan took to X – formerly Twitter – to give the update
While some shared their disappointment in the comments below, many others responded with a wink to the ‘devastating’ news
An Antiques Roadshow guest was stunned to discover the true value of a rare family heirloom that once belonged to the Royal Family.
The lucky owner appeared on an episode of the popular British daytime programme in March and saw how the search for valuable personal items led to Dorset.
Expert Geoffrey Munn spoke to the guest, who showed him a “magnificent” and rare brooch dating from the 1820s to the 1840s that he had received after being given to his family as a gift by Empress Eugenie.
The antiques professional began with a joke: ‘The first thing you have to do to determine whether it is a great piece of jewelry is whether you want to steal it. And I do. I’m going to steal it now and show it to you in the sunlight. Look at how it sparkles.’
When asked where the beautiful piece of jewelry came from, the owner admitted, “I don’t know much about it other than it was passed down through my paternal grandfather’s side.
“I can’t even remember if she was my great-grandmother or my great-great-grandmother. It was given to her by Empress Eugenie.”
For those at home who don’t know, Geoffrey added: ‘Empress Eugenie, she was the beautiful Spanish wife of Emperor Napoleon III of France and in a way she’s kind of a parallel to our own Queen Victoria.
‘This is a stunning diamond brooch, set in silver, with a gold back. The stones were probably cut before the 1840s, which is the date I would give for this one, 1820-1840.’
An Antiques Roadshow guest was stunned to discover the true value of a rare family heirloom that once belonged to the Royal Family
Expert Geoffrey Munn met the guest, who unveiled a ‘mesmerising’ and rare brooch dating back to sometime between the 1820s and 1840s
When it came to crunching the numbers, the guest (RIGHT) was left speechless by the antiques expert’s offer
He continued, “And they probably came from somewhere else — and that’s a pattern in jewelry, where pieces get broken off and re-fashioned. What kind of bird is this?”
The owner looked shocked and suspected that the rare specimen was supposed to represent an eagle. The expert, however, was not so sure.
“It could be an eagle, but there’s a small, tentative detail that makes me suspect it’s something much more exciting than just an eagle,” he revealed.
Addition: ‘It could be a Ho Ho bird which comes from an Eastern tradition where these birds represented change and were popular as wedding gifts. Each gemstone has a very specific meaning’
“The diamond is the hardest material known to man, and is therefore an object of constant love. The ruby is sacred to Venus, and here we have a small one for an eye.”
‘However, it is associated with Venus, which supports my contention that this is a wedding pin.
‘Despite the fact that the fashion for diamond jewelry is not as great as it used to be, I still think it is a very valuable object and I want to take it from you once again.’
When it came to calculating the amounts, the guest was left speechless by the antiques expert’s offer.
Geoffrey said, ‘To take it from you honourably, I’ll probably have to give you about £20,000 for it today.’
The owner replied in surprise, “Twenty? Wow, I knew it was worth a lot, I didn’t think it was worth that much.”
The owner looked shocked and guessed that the rare object was supposed to represent an eagle, but the expert wasn’t so sure.
Geoffrey said: To take it from you with honour, I’ll probably have to give you about £20,000 for it today.