Antiques Roadshow - Ashton Court 1 - 1:00 pm Friday, September 4 on U&Yesterday

About this Broadcast

Ashton Court 1
Season 37, Episode 24

Fiona Bruce and the team visit Ashton Court in Bristol, where they examine a piece of street art by Banksy in a local doorway. Expert Rupert Maas reveals the difficulty of valuing graffiti by an artist whose identity is a closely guarded secret. Other finds include a 19th-century automaton that can smoke a cigarette, a nautilus shell engraved with a picture of the city's suspension bridge, a globe clock that provides a surprise to its owner and a posset pot that may have origins closer to home than expected

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Antiques/Collectibles Leisure Hobbies

Cast & Crew

Fiona Bruce (Presenter)

Hilary Kay (Contributor)

Rupert Maas (Contributor)

John Sandon (Contributor)

Jon Baddeley (Contributor)

Michele Burgess (Producer)

Simon Shaw (Executive editor)

Robert Murphy (Series producer)

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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.