Antiques Roadshow: Falmouth National Maritime Museum 1
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Falmouth National Maritime Museum 1
Season 35, Episode 7
The team arrives at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in Falmouth, where more members of the public bring in their items to hear their stories and find out their worth. Objects include a diamond and gold ring with a grim family history and some of the most significant paintings ever seen on the show. A long-running mystery is solved with the opening of a safe once used to transport valuables around the globe and Fiona Bruce meets the collectors of tomorrow
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Did You Know..
Fiona Bruce
(Presenter)
Born:
April 25, 1964
in
Singapore City, Singapore
Best Known For:
Presenting news bulletins and Antiques Roadshow.
Early-life:
Fiona Elizabeth Bruce was born in Singapore on April 25, 1964. She attended various schools in Europe before settling in London, where she went to Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College in New Cross. During this period, she modelled for Jackie magazine. Following her A levels, she studied French and Italian at Hertford College, Oxford. She sang in a number of rock bands and during a year in Paris, she fronted a group called Chez Nous. After graduating, Bruce worked as a management consultant and in advertising before embarking on a career in journalism.
Career:
She began working as a researcher and assistant producer for Panorama in 1989. Three years later, Bruce became a reporter for BBC Breakfast News, before joining BBC South East, where she presented daily news bulletins and regional current affairs programmes. By 1994, Bruce was a reporter for BBC Two's Public Eye and began appearing on the Six O'Clock and Breakfast News. She was chosen to succeed the late Jill Dando on Crimewatch UK in 2000. She is also one of the two main presenters on the BBC's 10 O'Clock News and hosted the prime-time current affairs magazine Real Story. Bruce has also appeared on Call My Bluff, Just the Two of Us, and Who Wants to be a Millionaire? She is the face of the Antiques Roadshow.
Quote:
"I do feel like I have it all, but how long that will last, heaven only knows. TV is a very transient business."
Trivia:
She once had blue hair during her university days.
Michele Burgess
(Producer)
Simon Shaw
(Series editor)
