Antiques Roadshow to visit Culzean Castle

Slightly off track, but if your ancestor left something valuable, and not just in the emotional sense, this might be worth a visit! From the National Trust for Scotland (www.nts.org.uk), news of plans by the BBC's Antiques Roadshow to visit Culzean Castle, just down the road in Ayrshire:

The Antiques Roadshow is set to come to Culzean in 2020, and is searching for forgotten family heirlooms and missing masterpieces to feature in the programme.

For the first time in more than four decades, the series will be filmed on a closed set with a small invited audience only, to ensure the safety of guests, production and the wider public.

Viewers are being asked to contact Antiques Roadshow about their objects as soon as possible so the team can start planning these really special shows. Upcoming locations are listed on the Antiques Roadshow website, where viewers can use the ‘Share Your Story’ form to fill out details of their objects.

Gareth Clingan, Operations Manager for Culzean Castle & Country Park said: ‘We’re really pleased that the Antiques Roadshow will be able to come to Culzean later this year, and we’re looking forward to seeing the treasures that folk from Ayrshire and beyond will be able to share.’

Presenter Fiona Bruce, who will be filming her 13th series of Antiques Roadshow, said she was delighted to be going back on the road in search of treasures:

‘Normally we welcome around 5,000 people to each Antiques Roadshow, but of course in these extraordinary times we will have to do things very differently. We’ve come up with a new way to safely film the show, yet still bring you amazing items and stories. I can’t wait to see what treasures you have hidden in your homes.’

First broadcast in 1979, the Roadshow remains one of the most popular factual programmes on BBC One, with some 6 million people regularly watching on Sunday evenings.

For further details visit https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/antiques-roadshow-seeks-stories-for-culzean-visit

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