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What is an "Antique Roadshow"?
A show on PBS, they look at old stuff like paintings, pottery and collectables people found or inherited, and have appraisers explain the backstory of the item and estimate how much it could be worth at auction. It's great.
Edit - I think BBC has a version too
Where can I possibly watch it?
There's some episodes and clips on youtube to get a feel, but all the episodes are part of PBS Passport streaming service
Where can I possibly watch it?
The original is on whatever your BBC access would be, in my case BBC America. The US version is wherever you'd access Public Broadcasting.
Which may not be anywhere anymore soon, because Trump's Congress cut their funding!
Ever heard of google?
It's a TV show on PBS. People bring antiques to be appraised, and an expert tells them what they have, what's special about it, and how much it could be worth. The fun ones have someone coming in like "this was my grandmother's cabinet growing up and I haven't thought twice about it" and then the appraiser telling them "this was made by the most famous carpenter in 1890's Massachusetts, it's worth $20,000" or similar stories.