ANTIQUES Roadshow viewers were left in floods of tears as the latest episode commemorated the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. The special edition of the beloved BBC programme was filmed in Normandy, France and the D-Day Museum, Portsmouth . Fiona Bruce , who has served as host since 2008, fronted the poignant episode and outlined a shake-up to the show's format.
She explained: “We’ll be unfolding the events surrounding D-Day through various items and artefacts you’ve shared with us for this special commemoration. “Given the very personal and moving nature of the items we’ll be seeing tonight, our experts won’t be giving valuations. To each owner, their item is priceless.
” That being said, the decision to not include any valuations didn’t appear to affect BBC viewers. Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one wrote: “Astonishingly touching and beautifully produced #antiquesroadshow #dday.” A second shared: "Well done @BBC for the extremely moving tales from D-Day on The Antiques Roadshow.
" Meanwhile, a third user added: “#antiquesRoadShow Gripping #DDay. My father landed in a glider." A fellow fan commented: “Amazing episode tonight", while another echoed: “These wonderful people always make me well-up.
" “What a fantastic episode of #AntiquesRoadshow this is”, said a sixth viewer. Fiona explained some of the history surrounding the momentous day and its unfolding events: “Operation Overlord saw an allied force of over 150,000 British, Canadian .