Long-time Antiques Roadshow presenter Hugh Scully has died, aged 72.
Scully passed away at his Cornwall home yesterday (October 8) while watching television, his son Oliver told BBC News.
Scully was for many the face of Antiques Roadshow, having presented the series for 19 years between 1981 and 2000.
He left the series to launch an internet auction company, ultimately being replaced by Michael Aspel.
During his illustrious career, the presenter also worked on Nationwide, Britain's Finest and radio's Collector's World.
Hugh was married to wife Barbara for more than 40 years prior to her death in 2009.
Scully passed away at his Cornwall home yesterday (October 8) while watching television, his son Oliver told BBC News.
Scully was for many the face of Antiques Roadshow, having presented the series for 19 years between 1981 and 2000.
He left the series to launch an internet auction company, ultimately being replaced by Michael Aspel.
During his illustrious career, the presenter also worked on Nationwide, Britain's Finest and radio's Collector's World.
Hugh was married to wife Barbara for more than 40 years prior to her death in 2009.
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- Digital Spy
Antiques Roadshow fans have complained that Fiona Bruce is "dumbing down" the show. The newsreader, who is following in the footsteps of Hugh Scully and Michael Aspel, has been accused by some irate viewers of taking over the BBC show and having little knowledge on the subject matter. One fan wrote on the BBC website: "I started watching Antiques Roadshow only to realise that it has become The Fiona Bruce Show. In the past, the antiques and the members of the public were the story - now it's all about her. Get her off before she ruins it." Another called Bruce "another case of a female newsreader being catapulted into an established programme to, for want of a better (more)...
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