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Specialists from the country's leading auction houses and independent dealers from across the nation travel throughout the United States offering free appraisals of antiques and collectibles. Antiques Roadshow cameras watch as owners recount tales of family heirlooms, yard sale bargains and long-neglected items salvaged from attics and basements, while experts reveal the fascinating truths about these finds. Mark L. Walberg hosts.

Boston (Hour One)

A Norman Rockwell collection from a guest who modeled for the artist as a child; an Aldro Hibbard oil painting brought in by the mayor of Boston; a Red Sox World Series team-signed ball. January 28 @ 8pm

Boston (Hour Two)

A 1950 Selmer alto saxophone, an impressive George Gershwin collection and 1970s Beatles memorabilia. February 4 @ 8pm

Boston (Hour Three)

Folk art carvings at the historic Sleeper-McCann House in Gloucester and a selection of arms and militaria. February 11 @ 8pm

Myrtle Beach (Hour One)

A visit to Brookgreen Gardens to discuss early 20th-century female sculptors and a Joseph Henry Sharp oil painting. February 18 @ 8pm

Myrtle Beach (Hour Two)

An 1860 letter signed by Abraham Lincoln, a gift of crystals from Marilyn Monroe and an 1850s South Carolina sword. February 25 @ 8pm



 

Peter Thomas Shares His Talents with WGCU

If you bump into Naples resident Peter Thomas, you may immediately recognize him — not by his celebrity face but by his celebrity voice. Thomas, a voice-over professional, is a talent on PBS series such as NOVA and Changing Seas. For 26 years, he’s provided the opening and closing for Nature, and has worked on PBS documentaries such as Hallowed Ground, which toured American military cemeteries in other countries.
He is also the voice behind WGCU’s documentary, Into the Wild: Edison, Ford & Friends and several others that have earned awards and have been distributed nationally, including Tutankhamen and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, Edge of the Everglades: Big Cypress National Preserve and Protecting Paradise: Conservation in Collier County.
His list of commercial credits is a long one, including Burger King and American Express commercials, Forensic Files, Medical Detectives and National Geographic programs. The 1995 HBO-produced documentary, One Survivor Remembers, which he narrated, earned an Academy Award.
Thomas also is a rock icon of sorts. Twenty-five years ago, musician Paul Hardcastle sampled Thomas’ narration from the 1982 documentary Vietnam Requiem, in which Thomas says: “In World War II, the average age of the combat soldier was 26. In Vietnam, he was 19.” It became the central theme for the chart-busting, anti-war song, “19.” (Thomas sued him in federal court because Hardcastle did not have a contractual arrangement to use the narration, and Thomas won rights to royalties.)
Thomas, a Florida native, has been a long-time supporter and member of WGCU Public Media. He recalls talking about the making of NOVA programs during a live pledge broadcast 20 years ago for the station.