Check it out now it’s the Antiques Roadshow

Sep 6th, 2009

by Dan.

While flicking around the TV channels tonight we stumbled across the Antiques Roadshow on BBC 1.

There is something quintessentially Sunday evening about the Antiques Roadshow. It’s like Last of the Summer Wine and Midsommer Murders. Although actually I’m pretty sure that Midsommer Murders was shown on a Saturday – but it’s clearly a Sunday show. Yet another example of ITV’s incompetence.

I have very fond memories of the Antiques Roadshow throughout my childhood. And have even fonder memories of watching it at the parental home of my first ever girlfriend. The end credits were always a cue to retire to her room in order to go through that age old adolescent ritual of “you would if you really liked me” (It’s true you know, teenage boys are all the same).

Joe, from the absolutely fantastic comedy duo Adam and Joe, did his own version of the theme tune for the program on their BBC Radio 6 Music show. It’s bloody marvelous. In fact I’d even go so far as to say it’s nearly as good as Adam and his Quantum of Solace theme tune. Nearly, but not quite. Check it out.

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14 Comments on “Check it out now it’s the Antiques Roadshow”

#1 Rosie Scribble
on Sep 6th, 2009 at 9:47 pm

“You would if you really liked me” – made me chuckle!
Rosie Scribble´s last blog ..What’s occurring?

#2 Jo Beaufoix
on Sep 6th, 2009 at 9:53 pm

You know, my first boyfriend was a perfect gentleman. Even when he had lumpy trousers. Maybe it was a Catholic thing?
Jo Beaufoix´s last blog ..A Glimpse of the Future?

Dan Reply:
September 6th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
@Jo Beaufoix, yes. But your mum had to pay him to go out with you.

(You know I’m wasted on this blog. I should be a bitchy 14 year old girl or something)

#3 Jo Beaufoix
on Sep 6th, 2009 at 9:53 pm

Am now wondering if I should have left that comment, but it would be so Catholic to remove it. I will not give into the guilt.
Jo Beaufoix´s last blog ..A Glimpse of the Future?

#4 SingleParentDad
on Sep 6th, 2009 at 11:39 pm

If we’re talking Sundays, they could do with butchering some Harry Secombe or Aled Jones.

And that bloody retort, you know the ‘you wouldn’t ask if you really liked me.’ Rubbish that was/is.
SingleParentDad´s last blog ..Ready for school?

#5 Nota Bene
on Sep 6th, 2009 at 11:46 pm

You mean you’re supposed to stop saying it once you leave your teens? Ooops.
Nota Bene´s last blog ..Dr Who?

#6 Arjan
on Sep 7th, 2009 at 2:26 pm

that was just one strange tune.
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#7 Dawn/LittleGreenFingers
on Sep 8th, 2009 at 9:24 am

You’re right – it’s good, but nothing beats Quantum of Solace (’I'd like a quantum of solace, but no more than a quantum, I know they do big bags of solace… but I don’t want’ em’ – genius!)

Am also now really upset because no-one ever used the ‘if you really liked me’ line in my teenage years. Still, I guess that’s all girls boarding schools for you…

#8 SeattleDad
on Sep 8th, 2009 at 8:48 pm

It was catchy, and they even threw in a civil war reference. Nice. They were talking about our civil war right? You guys didn’t have one did you? lol.
SeattleDad´s last blog ..Toddler Nirvana

#9 Kevin Spencer
on Sep 8th, 2009 at 9:20 pm

Good lord, Antiques Roadshow is still on? I always remember it being a bit crap.

Blimey, at least you got to go into your girlfriends bedroom while over at her parents house.
Kevin Spencer´s last blog ..Wildfires

#10 Gary
on Sep 9th, 2009 at 7:05 am

They were filming AR at Leeds Town Hall last week, you could ring up the week before and arrange transport for your old wardrobes and other such stuff that won’t fit into a Morrisons bag.

It destroyed a lifelong vision I have had of people trying to get their grannys sideboard on the bus only to find out later that its worthless and the venue being left with hundreds of similar items of large furniture when people can’t be bothered paying double fare on the way home.
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#11 Jane
on Sep 11th, 2009 at 6:40 am

Whatever happened to them? I’ll check them out. Thanks for sharing this. By the way, these best gifts that you could give your better-half might interest you too. Thanks and have a nice and fulfilling day.

#12 PG
on Sep 11th, 2009 at 6:12 pm

it’s a wonder that we come up with any original programming here at all in the states. I often click through to BBC America to try to guess what the next show the US Networks will steal.
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#13 topchamp
on Sep 12th, 2009 at 12:13 am

ha. beautiful.
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