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BBC's Antiques Roadshow to mark Holocaust with special show in 2017

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A special edition of BBC One's Antiques Roadshow looking at artefacts from the Holocaust is to be broadcast next year.

The show, presented by Fiona Bruce, is partnering with the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation to explore stories behind items from the period.

Producers are calling on viewers with relevant objects to get in contact.

A spokesperson said: "As well as telling the stories of loss and tragedy, we also want to discover stories of hope and love, too, for a special episode to be filmed later this year."

The idea was originated by former JC journalist Jenni Frazer who approached the foundation.

The episode is due to air in January 2017 to coincide with Holocaust Memorial Day. It will feature interviews with survivors and camp liberators, conducted by TV presenter Natasha Kaplinsky, a UKHMF board member. Many of the testimonies will be heard for the first time.

The broadcaster has described how discovering her own family's Holocaust story, on the genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are?, inspired her to educate future generations about the Shoah.

Breaking tradition with Antiques Roadshow's normal format, the BBC has said it will not value the items brought in by contributors.

The spokesperson said: "Many of the artefacts in this special edition are of such historical importance that they are priceless. So, in a rare break with the traditions of the programme, the BBC has decided items will not be valued."

Antiques Roadshow has previously featured stories and objects owned by Jewish families during the Second World War.

Items guests have previously brought on to the show include jewels buried by families fleeing the Nazis, a watch owned by an Auschwitz victim and a ring a survivor kept hidden through several concentration camps.

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